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Douglas Fir Adelgid

Adelges cooleyi

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 19, February 18, March 28, April 33, May 52, June 55, July 35, August 31, September 27, October 22, November 18, December 18.
Canada686
United States493
British Columbia344
Alberta296
Colorado109
Nunavut89
Washington67
Wyoming65
Saskatchewan51
Massachusetts32

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

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