Potato Aphid - Macrosiphum euphorbiae
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Species Description
Poorly recorded but probably common and widespread. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, wasteland, roadside verges, woodland, hedgerows, scrub etc. ID: Green with a darker green longitudinal stripe or red and shiny. Their eyes are red, and the antennae are darker towards their tips. Length: 1.7 to 3.6 mm (wingless). 2 to 4 mm. Diet: Over 200 plant species. Seen: May to September. Overwinters as an Adult. Flight period: May to June. A Non-native introduced to Europe in about 1917.