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Eggs? - Aphis nerii
Copyright © 2007 Linda Konz

Eggs? - Aphis nerii
Schuyler, Nebraska, Colfax County, Nebraska, USA
July 22, 2007
Size: very tiny
Many tiny yellow dots were on the butterfly weed. Are they some kind of insect eggs?
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Contributed by Linda Konz on 22 July, 2007 - 5:57pm
Last updated 3 August, 2007 - 5:24pm

These are aphids
and the yellow aphid species found on butterfly weed and other milkweeds is known to be Aphis nerii. See guide page. Although they are egg-shaped, if you look closely you can see their little black legs, antennae etc.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 July, 2007 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

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