Orthezia urticae (Linnaeus)

Aphis urticae Linnaeus, 1758: 453.

Iran localities.

Ardebil, Azarbaijan -e Garbi, Azarbaijan -e Sharghi, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Golestan, Hamadan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan -e Jonoubi, Khorasan -e Shomali, Kohgilouyeh & Boyerahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Sistan & Balouchestan, Zanjan.

Host plants.

Apiaceae: Eryngium bungei; Asteraceae: Artemisia sp., Gundelia sp., Echinops ritro, Echinops persicae; Fabaceae: Astragalus sp.; Thymelaeaceae: Daphne angustifolia .

References.

Ben-Dov et al. (2013), Bodenheimer (1944), Moghaddam (2009) and Moghaddam and Tavakoli (2010).