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Pineapple-gall Adelgid

Adelges abietis

4,136 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) allietrudgeon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17, February 13, March 20, April 31, May 45, June 49, July 53, August 45, September 33, October 25, November 14, December 11.
United States1,393
Canada457
Alaska355
New York282
Ontario266
Massachusetts142
Vermont107
New Hampshire88
Quebec75
Michigan60

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderTrue Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera
FamilyAdelgids · Adelgidae
GenusAdelges

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Pineapple-gall Adelgid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.