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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Aphidoidea » Aphids (Aphididae) » Aphidinae » Aphidini » Aphidina » Aphis » Subgenus Aphis (Aphis Subgenus Aphis) » Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii)
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Winged Aphid - Aphis nerii
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Winged Aphid - Aphis nerii
Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA
August 17, 2008
Size: ~ 3 mm
Although I really don't expect an ID, I've been thinking these might be Aphis nerii on Oleander... I thought that these shots showed the wings well.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 18 August, 2008 - 9:09pm
Last updated 19 August, 2008 - 5:41pm

Yes...Aphis nerii
Not too many focused winged specimens in the guide - this will help ID these guys in the future. Thanks.

Same species for this other reference you have in the index already:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/206702
… Ross Hill, 19 August, 2008 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow -
thanks a lot, Ross! I didn't know we had any aphid-o-philes at BG - will move both sets of images to species page!

Edit: I note that our BG info. page says that there is controversy about whether this species of aphid is attended by ants? This aphid population certainly seemed to be tended by ants - if this of interest, I can try to document this with a photo and collect one of the ants...
… Ken Schneider, 19 August, 2008 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

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