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Black-stem Aphid
Cinara confinis
23 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
Giant Willow AphidTuberolachnus salignusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 157 |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 72 |
| United States | 49 |
| Quebec | 44 |
| Tennessee | 23 |
| North Carolina | 23 |
| Nova Scotia | 18 |
| Ontario | 12 |
| New Brunswick | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
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 | Giant Conifer Aphids · Cinara |
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 Black-stem Aphid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.