Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria Kaltenbach 1843 (Family Aphididae)


On Tanacetum vulgare

Length: Male 2.8-3.2mm, Alate Female 2.5-3.4mm, Apterous Female 3.2-4.1mm
Egg Nymph Adult
(Winter) Summer September - October
(Earliest: 2.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Oligophagous)

Several Asteraceae Sap
Possible Food:
(Oligophagous)

Achillea Sap

Influential Points: Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria Tansy Aphid
Plant Parasites of Europe: Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria


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