Aphididae (family)
Unidentified aphid at Melba, ACT
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| Aphididae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Apr 2025 | |
| Aphididae (family) | CarbonAI | 29 Apr 2025 | |
| Aphididae (family) | kasiaaus | 29 Apr 2025 |
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3 comments
30 Apr 2025
Body shape does not seem to fit with Periphllus californiensis - can you check whether you have any maples neear by and whether there are nymphs that look like those at https://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Periphyllus_californiensis_Californian_maple_aphid.htm#:~:text=Periphyllus%20californiensis%20apterae%20(see%20first,head%2C%20pronotum%2C%20and%20siphunculi.
30 Apr 2025
I don't think there are any maple trees nearby although there could be some that i don't know about in people's gardens. I have a Liquidambar tree but as far as I can tell, while it looks similar, it is quite different. Looking at it again, this aphid does seem different to Periphyllus californiensis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050291-35.208572
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2025 11:53 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Aphididae (family) Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Aphididae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified aphid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 993.73m Recorded at altitude
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