30. Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914

Host plants

Bidens pilosa L., Dendranthema indicum, Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex DC., Eupatorium sp., Mikania scanden s (L.) Willd., Sonchus asper, Tagetes minuta, Taraxacum officinale ( Asteraceae), Alcea rosea ( Malvaceae), Eriobotrya japonica, Spiraea sp. ( Rosaceae), Citrus sp. ( Rutaceae), and unidentified plants of Apocynaceae Juss., Brassicaceae, Fabaceae Lindl., Lamiaceae Martinov, and Polygonaceae Juss.

Distribution in Pakistan

AK: Bagh, Poonch (Abbaspur, Banjosa, Haveli, Hajira, Khaigala, Rawalakot, Thorar), Sudhanoti (Mang, Pallandari, Thrar Khal); KPK: Chitral, Peshawar, Malakand, Mardan, Swat; PB: Chakwal, Islamabad Capital, Kasur, Khushab, Lahore, Layyah, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sheikhupura; cosmopolitan species (Naumann-Etienne & Remaudière 1995; Bodlah et al. 2011; Amin et al. 2019a, 2022; Naseem et al. 2019; Riaz et al. 2022).