Pink tansy aphid

Metopeurum fuscoviride

Metopeurum fuscoviride is a species of aphids, belonging to Aphididae family.
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Appearance

Metopeurum fuscoviride is a medium-sized pink aphid with a large blackish spot on the abdomen (see first picture below). The antennal tubercles are very weakly developed, so that front of head is very shallowly concave. The siphunculi are dark and thin and 1.3-2.0 times the length of the cauda. The cauda is dusky or dark, elongate triangular with a rather narrow apex, less than 1.7 times longer than its basal width. The body length of apterae is 2.2-2.9 mm. Immature Metopeurum fuscoviride are initially green, with older instars pink.
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Distribution

Metopeurum fuscoviride is found throughout most of Europe.

Food

The pink tansy aphid mainly feeds on tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). It is regularly tended by ants, of which Lasius niger is the most common.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyAphididae
GenusMetopeurum
SpeciesMetopeurum fuscoviride
Photographed in
Serbia