C. salijaponicus niger

Chaitophorus salijaponicus niger Mordvilko, 1929

Dark willow leaf aphid
Chaitophorus salijaponicus niger : colonie

Morphological characters

1.2-2.2 mm.
Apterous: brown to black with light ring at base of cornicles; antennae, legs and cauda light-colored: antennae shorter than half body, cauda knobbed
Nymph: dark red.
Alate: black, abdomen with black marginal sclerites and stripes, cornicles short, cylindrical, dark; cauda knobbed, light color.

Life cycles

Monoecious holocyclic

Host plants

Salix spp

Particular characteristics

Chaitophorus salijaponicus niger lives in small colonies on leaves of different species of willow.

 

Modification date: 22 May 2024 | Publication date: 23 May 2017 | By: Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet