Rose Stem Aphid

Rose Stem Aphid - Maculolachnus submacula

Alternative names
Rose Root Aphid
Description

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. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Expert confirmation is required. 

When to see it

Summer-Autumn.

Life History

Overwinters as black, shiny eggs on the lower stems.

UK Status

Rarely recorded.

VC55 Status

Unknown.

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