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Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid
Shivaphis celti
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Woolly Alder AphidProciphilus tessellatus
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum
Beech Blight AphidGrylloprociphilus imbricator
Woolly Beech AphidPhyllaphis fagi
Elm Balloon-gall AphidEriosoma lanuginosum
Pochazia shantungensis
Cottony cushion scaleIcerya purchasi
Passionvine hopperScolypopa australis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,185 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 203 |
| Tennessee | 135 |
| North Carolina | 95 |
| Alabama | 90 |
| Georgia | 79 |
| South Africa | 72 |
| Virginia | 68 |
| California | 62 |
| Maryland | 55 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Aphids · Aphididae |
| Genus | Shivaphis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.