Brachycaudus cardui
Brachycaudus cardui apterae are brownish-yellow, pale green or brown, with separate cross bars on thoracic segments, a large shining black spot situated dorsally on the abdomen and 2 or 3 black stripes at the tip. The immatures are yellowish or reddish with green markings. The body length of apterae is 1.8 to 2.4 mm.
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In Britain it seems to live all year round on Asteraceae.
Summer and autumn.
True status in Britain is difficult to determine due to lack of records.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Oadby, Blackthorn Manor
30 May 2022
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Grace Road
03 June 2024
aptera recorded on Spear Thistle
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
11 June 2022
Aptera with dark spot; immatures green.
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Grace Road
03 June 2024
on Spear Thistle
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
11 June 2022
Aptera
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
11 June 2022
Distorted foliage (Echinops)
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Grace Road
03 June 2024
on Spear Thistle
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Aphididae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 30/05/2022 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 20/07/2024 (Calow, Graham)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote, Land behind William Spencer Avenue
03 June 2022
on Spear Thistle
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Grace Road
03 June 2024
on Spear Thistle
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
11 June 2022
Alate
David Nicholls
Kirby Muxloe, Glenfield Lane verge
31 May 2022
David Nicholls
Kirby Muxloe, Glenfield Lane verge
31 May 2022
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Land behind William Spencer Avenue
03 June 2022
on Spear Thistle
Graham Calow
Broughton Astley, Fallow Close drainage area
13 June 2024
on Spear Thistle
Peter Smith
Belgrave, Talbot Inn
28 May 2024
