Uroleucon obscurum
Adult apterae of Uroleucon obscurum are reddish brown to bronze with black antennae and siphunculi and a yellow cauda. The body length of an adult Uroleucon obscurum aptera is rather less than for most species at 1.8 to 3.7 mm.
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Where Hieracium species occur.
Sexual forms appear in September, and the species overwinters in the egg stage
Uroleucon obscurum has been recorded on 26 Hieracium species. The species does not host alternate. It can be found on the upper parts of stems of Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.).
True status of this species in Britain is difficult to determine due to lack of records.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Melinda Bell
Ashby,Windermere Avenue
28 August 2022
on a Hieracium
Melinda Bell
Ashby,Windermere Avenue
28 August 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Aphididae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 28/08/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 18/07/2025 (Pugh, Dylan)
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