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Saltbush Leaf-Fold Aphid

Hayhurstia atriplicis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 28, February 21, March 32, April 51, May 73, June 80, July 86, August 74, September 54, October 40, November 22, December 17.
United States618
Alaska579
Canada44
United Kingdom16
Ontario14
Illinois9
England9
Manitoba8
Austria8
Quebec7

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
GenusHayhurstia

Sources

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