Box Sucker - Psylla buxi
Alternative names
Box Gall, Boxwood Psyllid
Spanioneura buxi
Spanioneura buxi
Description
The psyllid Psylla buxi cause galls to form on the shoot tips of Box. These galls take the form of pale, cabbage like clusters, the bunched leaves being strongly concave and slightly thickened. During the summer they conceal numerous tiny pale green nymphs covered with white wax.
Identification difficulty
Adult 
Gall 
Habitat
Where Box, the host plant, is present.
When to see it
Adults mature in late summer and lay overwintering eggs
UK Status
Widespread in the UK, and locally common; its distribution is largely dictated by the host plant.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Further Information
steven lewis
Prestwold Hall
24 February 2019
gall on Box
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
15 May 2022
wax covered nymph
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Newarke Houses Museum
16 February 2021
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
15 May 2022
wax covered nymphs on underside of Box leaves
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
15 May 2022
nymph with wax removed
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
15 May 2022
nymph with wax removed
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
17 March 2019
gall on Box
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Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Newarke Houses Museum
16 February 2021
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Newarke Houses Museum
16 February 2021
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Newarke Houses Museum
16 February 2021
steven lewis
Prestwold Hall
24 February 2019
sue
Bagworth
27 October 2017
sue
Glenfield Hospital, garden
16 October 2019
David Nicholls
Catthorpe Manor
21 January 2020
