Aphis sambuci Linnaeus 1758 (Family Aphididae)


On Sambucus nigra

Length: 1.9-3.8mm
Egg Nymph Adult
? ? May - September
(Earliest: 2.5)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows
Food:
(Polyphagous)

Several Caryophyllaceae Sap

Several Polygonaceae Sap

Chenopodium album Sap

Aegopodium podagraria Sap

Capsella bursa-pastoris Sap

Sonchus oleraceus Sap
Mutualism:
Lasius niger

Formica fusca
Predators:
Syrphus ribesii

Coccinella septempunctata

Influential Points: Aphis sambuci Elder Aphid
Plant Parasites of Europe: Aphis sambuci


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