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Mystical Bug - Eriosoma
Copyright © 2007 Sheryl Vance

Mystical Bug - Eriosoma
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
August 5, 2007
Size: 1/4 inch
This little cottony bug was found in a back yard near Asheville, NC. It just seemed to float through the air.

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Mystical Bug - Eriosoma Mystical Bug - Eriosoma
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Contributed by Sheryl Vance on 6 August, 2007 - 12:36pm
Last updated 25 August, 2007 - 12:09pm

Looks
like a wooly aphid.
… vulgaris, 6 August, 2007 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

 
It is:-)
Sheryl contacted me via AllExperts and I suggested she post her images here. What nice images they turned out to be, too. Thanks, Sheryl!
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 August, 2007 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
You're very welcome, Eric. G
You're very welcome, Eric. Glad you liked the pictures.
… Sheryl Vance, 6 August, 2007 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

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