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Oleander Aphid

Aphis nerii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 220, February 211, March 239, April 552, May 338, June 245, July 197, August 165, September 299, October 223, November 207, December 200.
United States27,588
Texas3,478
Canada3,420
California3,028
Ontario2,763
New York2,152
Massachusetts1,523
Pennsylvania1,249
Mexico1,244
Ohio1,137

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

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

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