Macrosiphum albifrons

Macrosiphum albifrons, the lupin aphid, is a species of large grey/ green aphid in the family Aphididae.^[1][2][3][4]

Macrosiphum albifrons
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Macrosiphum
Species:	M. albifrons
Binomial name
Macrosiphum albifrons Essig

It is a species native to North America but was first reported in the UK in 1981 where it now occurs widely.^[5]

Infestations cause lupin plants to wilt and collapse. This may be because the aphid has no natural predators in the UK and populations can grow unchecked.^[5]