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Unknown Aphid - Drepanaphis acerifoliae

Unknown Aphid - Drepanaphis acerifoliae
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
December 30, 2015
Size: 1 mm BL
This aphid was captured with a sweep net in a sandy scrub area with high grasses and other vegetation growing adjacent to a pond. It has red eyes, very long patterned wings,and a distinctive pattern of 3 brown markings on its dorsal surface.

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Moved
Moved from Drepanaphis.

 
Thanks
so much for identifying the species.

Moved
Moved from Aphids.

Maybe Drepanaphis
Drepanaphis are pretty distinct but you need to check the siphunculi, which you can't see from this angle. They would have "vasiform" or vase-shaped siphunculi. The arrangement and length of those dorsal spines are used to ID species.

Were there maples nearby? They feed on the genus Acer.

There are some other genera that might have big dorsal spines, but their siphunculi tend to be reduced.

 
Thank you Natalie.
I have just added several additional photographs that I took today: 1) The dorsal view of the posterior end and 2) the lateral view of the posterior end. I hope these show the details that you need.

Yes, there were red maple trees close by, but I was using the sweep net in the grasses several yards away from them.

 
Yep. Definitely Drepanaphis.
I'm not sure on species, I've only collected a few and there are several in the genus, but definitely Drepanaphis. I'll try to remember to take a look in my key and see if I can ID species.

 
Thank you
so much!!

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