Appearance
''Psylla alni'' can reach a body length of about 5–6 mm. These rather large psyllids have a green head, body, and legs, and rather long antennae. The costal marginal veins of the wings are green, while the other veins are brown. Adults are initially green, later becoming orange, brown, or reddish. The nymphs are usually covered by white waxy secretions. In the 5th preimaginal stage nymphs can reach a length of about 2–3 mm.
Distribution
This species is present in the Palearctic realm and in the Nearctic realm.Behavior
Adults can be found from June to October. This species has one generation a year and overwinters as an egg.It is monophagous on most Betulaceae. Larvae feed on young shoots in the leaf axils.
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