Lupin Aphid
Lupin Aphid - Macrosiphum albifrons
Description
It has a bluish-green body covered with a white wax. Its large size (3.5 to 4.5 mm) makes it easily distinguishable from other aphid species.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Lives, as itscommon name suggests, on lupin.
When to see it
Summer.
UK Status
Probably fairly frequent and widespread, but little recorded in Britain.
VC55 Status
Thought to be fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
Alan Semper
Harby garden
22 July 2013
Alan Semper
Harby garden
22 July 2013
Peter Smith
Belgrave Hall
17 June 2015
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