Brachycolus stellariae

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Description

The aphids cause galls on Greater Stitchwort. The leaves at the shoot tip become thickened, distorted and bunched up, sometimes twisted and with inrolled margins

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Recording advice

good field photographs of the galls

Habitat

on Greater Stitchwort

UK Status

not known

VC55 Status

Rare; the Ulverscroft record in 2024 is believed to be the first for VC55

Further Information

see species pages on Bladmineerders and Influential Points

Hazel Graves
Footpath to Ulverscroft Priory
25 May 2024
Gall on Greater Stitchwort
Hazel Graves
Footpath to Ulverscroft Priory
25 May 2024

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Species group:: insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Kingdom:: Animalia
Order:: Hemiptera
Family:: Aphididae
Records on NatureSpot:: 1
First record:: 25/05/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
Last record:: 25/05/2024 (Graves, Hazel)

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