Trioza vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879)

pittosporum sucker, psyllid

on Pittosporum

Pittosporum cf tobira, France, dép. Finistère, Roscoff, 14.vii.2021 France, dép. Finistère, Roscoff, 14.vii.2021 © Pierre Duhem: infested shoot

larvae

imago

gall

young leaves discoloured with small depressions at the underside, and corresponding tiny bulges at the upper side. In each cavity one flat light green larva. Often the leaf is partly malformed and discoloured.

host plants

Pittosporaceae, monophagous

Pittosporum crassifolium, omeiense, tenuifolium, tobira, undulatum.

synonyms

Powellia vitreoradiata.

references

O’Connor & Malumphy (2011a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2019a), Salisbury, Malumphy & Halstead (2011a).