Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2015, Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 145, pp. 1-55 : 31

Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fig. 25

Diagnosis

Aptera 1–2.4 mm, olive mottled with darker green. Siphuncular area and often also tip of abdomen rust-red. Juveniles paler, matt, with thin wax dusting. Siphunculus almost straight, longer than cauda, with subapical constriction and apical flange. Dioecious, alternating between Prunus and graminoids ( Poaceae , Cyperaceae , Juncaceae ), rarely on other hosts, exceptionally on Equisetum . Recorded from E. sylvaticum .

Distribution

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Figures

Fig. 25. Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758), apt. and juv. on Poa pratensis.