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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
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Is this an Aphid ? - Aphis
Copyright © 2005 Laura

Is this an Aphid ? - Aphis
N.H., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 1, 2005
Size: 3mm the head of a pin
Once again I found this on the macrophylla hydrangea plant. When viewed with the naked eye it appears to be eggs .
They are no bigger than the size of a pin head.
Are these aphids ?
Is this the adult standing guard over the nymphs ?
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Contributed by Laura on 2 November, 2005 - 6:47pm
Last updated 28 December, 2010 - 8:32pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… tom murray, 28 December, 2010 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

ID
Aphis
… Andrew Jensen, 28 December, 2010 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Interesting insects
Males can be winged or wingless and parthenogenic females are usually wingless.
There is a link in the aphids info page that tells you this as well as a few other facts about aphids.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 November, 2005 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

definitely aphids
as for the adult/nymph question...i'm pretty sure that only adults have wings, but not sure at all if the wingless ones in your photo are not also adults.
… bennett gray, 3 November, 2005 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the confirm.
Thanks for the confirm. The Hydrangea shrub that these were on seem to host a number of different insects. Most of my pictures that were posted in this guide have been found on this particular shrub.
… Laura, 3 November, 2005 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

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