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Little Yellow Orange Bugs - Aphis nerii
Copyright © 2009 Paul Celano

Little Yellow Orange Bugs - Aphis nerii
Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan, USA
August 24, 2009
Size: tiny
They were all over some plants. Mostly yellow or orange with little black legs
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Contributed by Paul Celano on 24 August, 2009 - 10:34pm
Last updated 25 August, 2009 - 8:18am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Paul Celano, 25 August, 2009 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

These are...
Aphids but I can't tell you which species.

An example:
… Ron M., 24 August, 2009 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

 
I would speculate...
... that they may be Aphis nerii, but cannot be certain.
… Mike Costello, 24 August, 2009 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I think it is
The plant looks like it might be milkweed, which would confirm Aphis nerii (one of the few aphids that can be identified from a photo- as long as the host plant is known).
… Chuck Entz, 25 August, 2009 - 2:15am login or register to post comments

 
yeah it was milkweed
yeah it was milkweed
… Paul Celano, 25 August, 2009 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

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