Pachypappa warshavensis (Nasonov, 1894)
poplar leaf-nest-gall aphid
on Populus, primary host plant
Populus alba, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár © László Érsek, det. Bob Dransfield
rhe leaves are characteristically folded backwards
colony
apterae
same tree, 31.v.2019
detail
aptera dorsaal
antera ventral
alate, lateral
alate, dorsal
gall
leaf nests at the end of the branches, similar to those of P. tremulae. Because the aphids are concentrated on the petioles, the leaves are characteristically recurved.
host plants
Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous
Populus alba, x canescens, euphratica.
on Salix, secondary host plant
gall
aphid colonies on the roots
hostplants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Salix caprea.
synonyms
Asiphum, Pemphigus, varsoviensis Mordvilko, 1895.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2014), Buhr (1965), Carter & Danielsson (1993a), Casiraghi, Martínez-Torres & Pérez Hidalgo (2019a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Heie (1980a [“warschavensis”]), Houard (1908a), Krzywiec (1982a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Szelegiewicz (1982a).