Taken
at Baron's Haugh on 19th July 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken
at Baron's Haughon 28th September 2015 using Nikon D5200 - 18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment
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.