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Wooly Beech Aphid

Phyllaphis fagi

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Description:

They were waving some appendage in the air.

Habitat:

Congaree Swamp

1 Species ID Suggestions

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KristenGilpin
KristenGilpin 12 years ago
Woolly aphid
genus Adelges Genus Adelges - BugGuide.Net


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7 Comments

windmustache
windmustache 12 years ago

Wow!!

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Nature can be hilarious! :-)

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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

educational and cute!

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LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

määääääh! :)

Nice shots

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ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Thanks Kristen ...I think it is a Wooly Aphid but the genus you suggested seems to use hemlocks, etc as food sources. I'm pretty sure this was a Beech.

I should have known this...brain freeze!

ErikvandenEnde
ErikvandenEnde 12 years ago

awesome creature :D

Edith
Edith 12 years ago

Looks like an itty bitty lamb, :)

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ceherzog
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ceherzog

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 20, 2011
Submitted on Jul 21, 2011

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