Elatobium abietinum
A pale to dark green aphid found on spruce (Picea) or silver fir (Abies) needles, usually Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis). See Infuential Points (link below) for a description. It sometimes causes defoliation and can be a serious pest of Sitka Spruce plantations.
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Spruce or silver fir trees
Unusually, both apterae and nymphs continue to be active through the winter.
see Influental Points page for Elatobium abietinum
Peter Smith
Loughborough, Outwoods
06 April 2025
on Sitka Spruce
Peter Smith
Swithland, footpath to Cropston
14 February 2025
Peter Smith
Swithland, footpath to Cropston
14 February 2025
Peter Smith
Swithland, footpath to Cropston
14 February 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Aphididae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 14/02/2025 (Smith, Peter)
- Last record:
- 06/04/2025 (Smith, Peter)
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