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Aphis nerii
The oleander aphid is orange-yellow with black cornicles, legs and antennae. Best-known hosts: Oleander, Milkweed, and Vinca. Also feed on Crassulaceae and Solanaceae.
On the seed pods and stems of a common milkweed.
The cornicle (or siphuncule) is one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the last segment of the bodies of aphids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornicle
Spotted on Jun 5, 2013
Submitted on Jun 5, 2013
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