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Yellow Salsify Aphid - Brachycaudus tragopogonis

Yellow Salsify Aphid - Brachycaudus tragopogonis
Chester, Plumas County, California, USA
June 17, 2016
Size: Body length 2mm
Found on Yellow Salsify, Tragopogon dubius.

This is the first year that I have seen these aphids on Yellow Salsify plants. This one (these) in Chester; another group on a Yellow Salsify in nearby Westwood, and a group on a salsify plant out in the woods near Westwood. All were grouped together on the stem just below the flower heads. The aphids appear to be darker than they really are when grouped together.

ID obtained via this link: http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Brachycaudus_tragopogonis_goats-beard_aphid.htm

Also found more of these aphids on on Yellow Salsify a week later during the 2016 Olsen Barn and Meadow BioBlitz.

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