Hyperomyzus lampsanae

Description

A pale whiish-green aphid with dark tips to the antennal segments and apices of femora, associated with Lapsana communis (Nipplewort)

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photographs, and you must note the host plant

Habitat

Nipplewort Lapsana communis

Life History

see account on Influential Points website (link below)

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Species profile

Species group:
insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Aphididae
Records on NatureSpot:
2
First record:
10/06/2025 (Smith, Peter)
Last record:
16/06/2025 (Smith, Peter)

Total records by month

% of records within its species group

10km squares with records

The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.

In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.

Latest images

Latest records