Metopeurum fuscoviride

Metopeurum fuscoviride, the pink tansy aphid, is an aphid of the family Aphididae. The species was first described by H.L.G. Stroyan in 1950.[1]

Metopeurum fuscoviride
Pink tansy aphid on Tanacetum vulgare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Metopeurum
Species:
M. fuscoviride
Binomial name
Metopeurum fuscoviride
H.L.G. Stroyan, 1950[1]

Distribution

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The species is widespread in parts of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Britain, North Germany, Spain, Bulgaria and Russia.[2]

Ecology

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It can be found on tansy and occasionally Achillea millefolium.[2] They feed of the stem of tansies and form large colonies there. On average a single insect produces 1 milligram of honeydew per hour. Compared to other aphids ants prefer collecting honeydew from Metopeurum fuscoviride.[3] Large colonies often get destroyed by parasitoids of the order Hymenoptera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metopeurum fuscoviride Stroyan, 1950". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Heie, Ole Engel (1995). The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. VI: Family Aphididae: Part 3 of Tribe Macrosiphini of Subfamily Aphidinae, and Family Lachnidae. E. J. Brill. p. 81-83. ISBN 9004103546.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Klaus; Fischer, Melanie; Völkl, Wolfgang; Lorenz, Matthias W. (December 2003). "Of Aphids and Ants". German Research (in German). 25 (3): 20–23. doi:10.1002/germ.200390027. eISSN 1522-2322. ISSN 0172-1526.