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On tulip poplar - Illinoia liriodendri
Copyright © 2015 Beatriz Moisset

On tulip poplar - Illinoia liriodendri
Briar Bush Nature Center, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 29, 2015
Size: 2 mm.
I know there are over 800 unidentified aphids, but perhaps knowing the host plant, tulip poplar may narrow it down. Could it be Illinoia liriodendri (Tuliptree Aphid)?

Most leaves had just a handful of aphids on the underside.
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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 30 June, 2015 - 6:40pm
Last updated 27 September, 2020 - 1:21pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.

Not many aphids feed on Liriodendron tulipifera so this species is pretty distinct for that host. Those long siphunculi a little swollen at the end, and the tibiae are dark, plus they're often yellowish and sometimes a little waxy.

Liriodendron tulipifera
… Natalie Hernandez, 25 September, 2020 - 1:37pm

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