Arytainilla spartiophila (Förster, 1848)
broom psyllid
on Cytisus
5th instar larva (from Ossiannilsson, 1992a)
parasite
Univoltine, hibernation as egg. Contrary to what is usual in Psyllidae, the eggs are embedded in the host tissue.
hostplants
Fabaceae, Monophagous
Cytisus scoparius.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Arytaina spartiophila.
references
Baugnée, Burckhardt & Fassotte (2002a), Burckhardt (1983a, 2002a), Conci, Rapisarda & Tamanini (1992a), Lauterer & Malenovský (2002a), O’Connor & Malumphy (2011a), Ossiannilsson (1992a), Watmough (1968a), White & Hodkinson (1982a).