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Hackberry Disc Gall Psyllid

Pachypsylla celtidisumbilicus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 4, February 4, March 5, April 11, May 25, June 9, July 17, August 10, September 5, October 4, November 3, December 3.
United States270
Ohio80
Virginia40
Maryland40
Kentucky32
West Virginia20
Canada12
Ontario12
Indiana10
Pennsylvania9

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
FamilyAphalaridae
GenusHackberry Gall Psyllids · Pachypsylla

Sources

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