Aphalara avicularis Ossiannilsson, 1981

Pramatarova, Monika, Malenovský, Igor & Gjonov, Ilia, 2025, Jumping plant lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) of Bulgaria – an annotated checklist, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 147277-e 147277 : e147277-

Aphalara avicularis Ossiannilsson in Ossiannilsson & Jansson, 1981

Feeds on

In Bulgaria, adults were collected on Polygonum aviculare L. ( Głowacka 1989, Pramatarova et al. 2024), which is a confirmed host plant ( Ossiannilsson 1992).

Distribution

General distribution. Europe (except Mediterranean), South Korea, Russian Far East ( Cho et al. 2020). Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 3 b ). Published records: ROP, SBW ( Głowacka 1989, Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: BN, PSL, ROP, SBW.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 3 a ) and fifth-instar immature. Ossiannilsson (1992).

Figures

Figure 3 b. Distribution of Aphalara avicularis in Bulgaria.

Figure 3 a. Aphalara avicularis, adult male;