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Small Willow Aphid

Aphis farinosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 19, February 14, March 22, April 34, May 49, June 54, July 57, August 49, September 36, October 27, November 15, December 12.
United States560
Alaska387
Canada161
California54
British Columbia37
Russia35
Nunavut32
Manitoba28
Germany27
Arizona23

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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
GenusAphis

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