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Infestation on Asclepias syriaca - Myzocallis asclepiadis

Infestation on Asclepias syriaca - Myzocallis asclepiadis
Schuylkill Nature Center, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 1, 2009
Size: Almost 2 mm
They were on the underside of Asclepias syriaca leaves side by side with clusters of Aphis nerii. The larger ones have a darker pattern than earlier instars. I also found a few winged adults.
I wonder if these creatures have wingless and winged generations. This one doesn't seem to have wing stubs; some of the earlier instars clearly do.

Update: They are not psyllids but aphids, after all. I couldn't see the cornicles, that is why I made that mistake. I don't even know whether it is adult or immature.

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Making this note for anyone who might check out this post.
All adult viviparae (females that give live birth) of this species have wings. This is most likely an oviparae (female that lays eggs), especially considering the location, time of year, and tapering shape of the abdomen / cauda. In temperate climates sexual forms are produced as temperature drops and photoperiod shortens so they can lay eggs that will overwinter. The winged adult in these images is a male, they tend to have shorter, shriveled abdomens.

I am sure you have already seen this Beatriz since they used these images, but for anyone else who is curious, see note referencing this post here:

https://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Myzocallis_asclepiadis_common_milkweed_aphid.htm

Comment by Anurag Agrawal
"I do believe this is Myzocallis asclepiadis… we often find morphs that look like this in September (but not earlier)… our interpretation is that this is the overwintering morph… when we have brought them into the laboratory, they do not reproduce, again suggesting that they are going into diapause.

I also find the pinkish-orange-ish spotted immatures during the summer and don’t have a sense for what that is about… certainly a lot of variation in this species!"

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Sorry
I didn't read your comment about this being a psyllid, and I made a comment about a somewhat similar aphid which I thought might be a relative. (Wings are close)
http://www.aphidweb.com/Aphids%20of%20Karnataka/Therioaphistrifolii.htm

 
I don't know
I can't see any cornicles but maybe they are aphids anyway. The images you link to are very similar to mine.
Anyway, a Syrphid larva was going through them and the Aphis nerii with glee. Not a choosy maggot.

 
Cornicles...
I can see them, though they are very short at the last abdominal segment in your image. I've seen other species of aphids like this.

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