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small nymph - Periphyllus
Copyright © 2009 andrewbateman

small nymph - Periphyllus
Quebec, Canada
June 7, 2007
This is a very small pale green nymph (or at least I assume it is a nymph) on the trunk of a maple tree, I have no idea what it is, even what general type of insect. Any help would be appreciated.
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Contributed by andrewbateman on 14 February, 2009 - 2:14pm
Last updated 23 June, 2023 - 8:50am

Moved
Moved from not yet identified nymphs.
… Natalie Hernandez, 23 June, 2023 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

Pretty sure this is an aphid.
I'm thinking Periphyllus. I know it's been a long time but were there maples nearby?

https://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Periphyllus_aphids.htm
… Natalie Hernandez, 22 June, 2023 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
maple
Hi Natalie, thanks for your update, that's very interesting. Yes, it was on a Norway maple tree. (I am certain about the tree because the photo was part of a mini "project" to photograph any and all living things I could find on a single tree over a period of time, so your information fills in a blank and adds a new twist to the story).
… andrewbateman, 22 June, 2023 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from Unidentified Heteroptera nymphs and eggs.
… v belov, 16 November, 2013 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 19 March, 2009 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

Hemiptera.
Obviously something in the order Hemiptera:-) Wish I could get you to a family.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 February, 2009 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
That's progress over what I had figured on my own! I will leave it here for a little while longer, but if there are no further suggestions I will remove it.
… andrewbateman, 17 February, 2009 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

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