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grapevine aphid

Aphis illinoisensis

898 observations in the source records

What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 3, February 4, March 6, April 11, May 17, June 7, July 5, August 6, September 7, October 5, November 4, December 3.
United States446
Illinois77
North Carolina47
Tennessee42
Maryland41
Virginia39
Canada32
Missouri30
Ontario29
Kentucky22

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
GenusAphis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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