Elatobium Explained

Elatobium is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing five species of aphids that feed on the foliage of trees.^[1]

Species

The genus includes five species:^[1]

• Elatobium abietinum which feeds on Picea in Europe and elsewhere
• Elatobium hidaense which feeds on Salix in Japan and Kamschatica
• Elatobium laricis which feeds on Larix sibirica in east Siberia
• Elatobium momii which feeds on Abies firma, Picea jezoensis and Taxus cuspidata in Japan
• Elatobium trochodendri which feeds on Trochodendron aralioides in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elatobium abietinum (green spruce aphid) . Invasive Species Compendium . CABI . 8 November 2019.