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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Psylloidea » Psyllidae » Psyllinae » Psylla
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Aphididiae 7.04.09 01 - Psylla - female
Copyright © 2009 Karl Volkman

Aphididiae 7.04.09 01 - Psylla - Female
Empire Lakes, Ferry County, Washington, USA
July 4, 2009
Very large numbers of these active aphids were parasitizing Betulaceous trees along the shores of the lakes

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Aphididiae 7.04.09 01 - Psylla - female Aphididiae 7-04-09 01b - Psylla - female
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 16 August, 2009 - 2:40am
Last updated 2 February, 2010 - 8:49pm

Moved
Moved from Psylloidea. Presumably the same as this one:
… Charley Eiseman, 2 February, 2010 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
Psyllids--if this is alder, maybe cottony alder psyllid? I haven't found an image of an adult to compare with this one.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 December, 2009 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Host Plant
I have uploaded a view of the entire leaf. From what I can tell the host plant is a specimen of Alnus incana which is noted to prefer higher elevations along watercourses and poorly drained areas.
… Karl Volkman, 2 February, 2010 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Alnus incana
I agree this is Gray Alder (Alnus incana) in the birch family (Betulaceae).
… John Pearson, 2 February, 2010 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll check
I see if I have any better images of the host plant for identification purposes
… Karl Volkman, 15 December, 2009 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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