Rose Stem Aphid - Maculolachnus submacula
2.7-3.8mm. A brown aphid, covered in short hairs and with very short siphuncules. Alates have a dark spot on the wing. It usually feeds on the lower stems or roots of roses, including garden varieties, but can occasionally be found on other species in the rose and geranium families. It is often attended by ants.
Expert confirmation is required.
Summer-Autumn.
Overwinters as black, shiny eggs on the lower stems.
Rarely recorded.
Unknown.
Dylan
Melton garden
07 October 2024
Dylan
Melton garden
07 October 2024
Dylan
Melton garden
07 October 2024
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- 07/10/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)
- Last record:
- 07/10/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)
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