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Woolly Apple Aphid
Eriosoma lanigerum
28 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
Beech Blight AphidGrylloprociphilus imbricator
Asian Woolly Hackberry AphidShivaphis celti
Woolly Alder AphidProciphilus tessellatus
Citrus Flatid PlanthopperMetcalfa pruinosa
Eurasian Woolly Honeysuckle AphidProciphilus xylostei
Woolly Elm AphidEriosoma americanum
Elm Balloon-gall AphidEriosoma lanuginosum
Blackberry PsyllidPhylloplecta tripunctata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 449 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 331 |
| Canada | 137 |
| United Kingdom | 103 |
| England | 93 |
| Manitoba | 58 |
| Quebec | 31 |
| Ontario | 26 |
| Germany | 26 |
| New Zealand | 20 |
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 | Eriosoma |
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 Woolly Apple Aphid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.