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Spotted horn bug - Tuberolachnus salignus
Copyright © 2009 scottg

Spotted horn bug - Tuberolachnus salignus
Meridian, Idaho, USA
November 18, 2009
Size: 1/16 of an inches
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Contributed by scottg on 22 November, 2009 - 8:19am
Last updated 23 December, 2010 - 6:28pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Aphids.
… tom murray, 23 December, 2010 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

ID
Tuberolachnus salignus.
… Andrew Jensen, 23 December, 2010 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 2 December, 2009 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Aphid
Welcome to bugguide. It looks like one of the Giant Aphids. Knowing the plant it was on might help to get it identified to species.
… tom murray, 22 November, 2009 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
a large amount of these were
a large amount of these were found on a vinyl fence / ground. The temps are around freezing here at night, and 50's in the day when these were found.

Thank you
… scottg, 22 November, 2009 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

 
your response of an Aphid...g
your response of an Aphid...got me searching in a new direction.

It looks like a Giant Willow Aphid?
… scottg, 22 November, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

 
It might be
the Giant Willow Aphid, but I don't know these well enough to get beyond the subfamily level. Maybe someone else that knows aphids better will comment.
… tom murray, 22 November, 2009 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

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