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
Photo#379586
Aphid?
Copyright © 2010 Scott Justis

Aphid?
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
March 25, 2010
Size: 1.5mm
Found in leaf litter under piece of split oak.

Images of this individual: tag all
Aphid? Aphid?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Scott Justis on 25 March, 2010 - 2:07pm
Last updated 21 December, 2010 - 6:55pm

I'm thinking Vesiculaphis caricis
I've never seen them in real life so I could be totally wrong, but fits the general description.

http://www.aphidsonworldsplants.info/d_APHIDS_V.htm#Vesiculaphis

This site also has some nice pictures of other species, and it does look similar. Scroll down to HOM-48 - HOM-52.

http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/org/niaes/type/hemilist.html
… Natalie Hernandez, 9 November, 2020 - 11:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 December, 2010 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

ID
These are great photos of a very unusual Aphidinae. Several genera come to mind but without the specimens in hand....
… Andrew Jensen, 21 December, 2010 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Scott Justis, 8 April, 2010 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Scott Justis, 25 March, 2010 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

I could be wrong,
but I don't believe this is an aphid. It looks more like a hopper/bug nymph of some kind. I suggest that you move it to ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 March, 2010 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
The ...
two protrusions on the abdomen looked like cornicles to me. I'm probably wrong about that though. I will move them to ID request.
… Scott Justis, 25 March, 2010 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

 
And you might be right about that...
I've never seen cornicles pointing straight back like that, but I'm certainly not familiar with every species. At any rate, I'm hoping that your pics will be seen by a wider variety of folks here. With luck, someone will tell us both what this critter is.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 March, 2010 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Scott...
not that I'm any authority on the matter.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 March, 2010 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
You're much more of an authority than I am!
My apologies, Scott, for recommending what appears to have been an unnecessary move. It appears you were right all along. Live and learn, I guess. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 March, 2010 - 8:48pm 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