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Manzanita Leafgall Aphid

Tamalia coweni

5,231 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 109, February 94, March 98, April 121, May 157, June 141, July 192, August 138, September 182, October 98, November 126, December 97.
United States1,477
California1,251
Canada149
Nevada96
Oregon67
British Columbia58
Washington53
Alberta43
Arizona32
Ontario23

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
FamilyAphids · Aphididae
GenusEricaceous Gall Aphids · Tamalia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Manzanita Leafgall Aphid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.