Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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)
Photo#317250
Aphids - Aphis nerii
Copyright © 2009 Dennis Totin

Aphids - Aphis nerii
Glenn Heights, Dallas County, Texas, USA
August 8, 2009
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Dennis Totin on 8 August, 2009 - 4:50pm
Last updated 12 August, 2009 - 5:38pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Dennis Totin, 12 August, 2009 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Dennis Totin, 10 August, 2009 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

Aphids are tough to ID
I don't know a lot about them, but I do know it helps to provide the name of the plant they're on. I suspect these are oleander aphids; details here...

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hemipt/OleanderAphid.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 9 August, 2009 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

 
Oleander aphids?
I agree, they look like oleander aphids. What plant were they found on? Aphis nerii feeds only on plants of the Apocinaceae family, dogbane, milkweeds, oleander, etc.
… Beatriz Moisset, 11 August, 2009 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Plant
They were on two plants - one was Tropical/Mexican Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), the other was Swan Milkweed (Asclepias fruticosa)
… Dennis Totin, 12 August, 2009 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Then
I would say that you can be pretty sure of their identity. They must be Oleander nerii.
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 August, 2009 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact