Leucaspis lowi (Colvée, 1882)
on (Abies), Pinus
The three Leucaspis-soorten: from left to right: L. pini, pusilla, lowi (from Isaia & Manea).
parasite
Scales up to 2 mm long, on the upper side of the young needles.
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies; Pinus brutia, halepensis, mugo, nigra & subsp. pallasiana, peuce, pinaster, pinea, ponderosa, pumila, sibirica, strobus, sylvestris, thunbergii, uncinata, wallichiana.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation mainly as second instar larva.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Anamaspis lowi; the much-used spelling “loewi” is incorrect, as is “löwi”.
notes
Can cause considerable damage.
references
Akkuzu, Arslangündoğdu & Selmi (2006a), Blay Goicoechea (1992a), Bugila (2006a), Ćwierzyk & Dziedzicka (1987a), Dziedzicka (1988a), Fetykó (2014a), Gertsson (2005a, 2011a), Gómez-Menor Ortega (1957a, 1960a, 1965a), Hellrigl (2004a), Hoffmann (2002a), Isaia & Manea (2008a), Japoshvili & Karaca (2002a), Koteja & Żak-Ogaza (1966a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Kozár & Ostafichuk (1987a), Kozár, Paloukis & Papadopoulos (1991a), Malumphy & Ostrauskas (2009a), Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye (2008a, 2010a), O’Connor, Gertsson & Malumphy (2013a), Podsiadło (2006a), Schmutterer & Hoffmann (2003a), Seljak (2010a), Soria, Moreno, Viñuela & del Estal (2000a), Szita, Fetykó, Konczné Benedicty, ao (2017a), Trencheva, Trenchev, Tomov, ao (2012a), Ülgentürk, Çanakçioğlu & Kaygin (2004a), Ülgentürk & Dokuyucu (2019a), Ülgentürk, Özdemir, Muştu, ao (2019a).