Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877

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 : 30-31

Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877

Diagnosis

Aptera 0.8–1.7 mm. Pale green to blackish green; siphunculi black. Small, pale yellow specimens occur in in crowded colonies or hot conditions. In cold temperate regions mostly in glasshouses. Dioecious with several unrelated plants as primary hosts, in Europe, however, mostly anholocyclic. Very similar to A. beccabungae Koch, 1855 ( Fig. 24 ) and other species of the A. frangulae group. See Blackman & Eastop (2014) and Heie (1986) for differences and a more complete account. Dioecious but usually anholocyclic, polyphagous.

Recorded Equisetum host

E. sylvaticum .

Distribution

D F N S.

Figures

Fig. 24. Aphis beccabungae Koch, 1855. Apt. and juv. on Galeopsis speciosa. A. beccabungae is very similar to A. gossypii Glover, 1877.