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aphid on Acer palmatum - Periphyllus californiensis
Copyright © 2017 Bill Keim

aphid on Acer palmatum - Periphyllus californiensis
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 16, 2017
Found on opening leaf buds of Acer palmatum.
Perhaps something close to Periphyllus?

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aphid on Acer palmatum - Periphyllus californiensis aphid on Acer palmatum - Periphyllus californiensis
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Contributed by Bill Keim on 24 April, 2017 - 4:27pm
Last updated 13 January, 2022 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Maple aphids.
… Natalie Hernandez, 13 January, 2022 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Periphyllus californiensis
Mihajlo Tomic has ID'd these as Periphyllus californiensis:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5972077.
… Bill Keim, 13 January, 2022 - 5:56am login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Made a species page for them. :)
… Natalie Hernandez, 13 January, 2022 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Natalie Hernandez, 13 October, 2020 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 April, 2017 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

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