Home
Insects
Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
Tuberolachnus salignus
Giant willow aphid at Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Identification history
| Tuberolachnus salignus | 8 Aug 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Tuberolachnus salignus | 10 Jul 2019 | Angus44 | ||
| Unidentified | 26 May 2019 | TimL |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
Author's notes
There were many of these insects on the galvanised handrail of the bridge, with and without wings and in various sizes. Presumably, different stages of development of the same insect. The insects were sighted in the same location 2 weeks earlier.
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
9 Aug 2019
The Giant Willow Aphid is up to 6mm long and is a European species first detected in NSW in 2014. It is not a notifiable pest.
Please Login or Register to comment.
Nearby sightings
Page 1 of 3 pages - image sightings only 1211 1 239
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159280-35.314750
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Species information
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor Weed or Pest
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 17 May 2019 12:41 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
