Caricosipha paniculatae

Caricosipha paniculatae

Description

An aphid with a flattened rounded body, associated with sedges.  The adult apterae are greenish with darker spots or blackish-brown. The legs, siphons and antennae are pale, and it is covered in dark bristly hairs.  The eyes are on short stalks projecting sideways. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photos in the field, or from a specimen.

Habitat

Sedges - marshland, wet places.

VC55 Status

Rare, or rarely recorded - the 2026 record from south Leicester is believed to be the first record for VC55

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Additional images

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All NatureSpot records