Black Willow Bark Aphid
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 19th July 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 28th September 2015 using Nikon D5200 - 18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment Fact File
Black Willow Bark Aphid.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Pterocomma salicis.
Hemiptera.
Aphididae.
Food:
Habitat:
Flies/Found
:
Monophagous, meaning feeding on one host plant, in this case, Willow bark.
Dense colonies on two-year-old twigs and wands of Willow
October - November.