Periphyllus (Aphid) aestivating larva


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buddy icon Saul G.
10 years ago
Laurie, perfect stack, excellent details !
buddy icon Ben Rauch
10 years ago
I think it's a turtle.
Hello Laurie It is an aestivating larva of an Aphid of the genus Periphyllus living on diverse mapple (Acer) species. A wonderfull subject I wanted to photograph for a while ...
buddy icon laurie.knight
10 years ago
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/sanmartin] Wow an aphid, I never would have guessed! Thanks for the ID help! (I have to admit I even had to look up aestivating!)
buddy icon baro-nite
10 years ago
Extraordinary -- I will have to take a close look at some maple leaves!
buddy icon Pingyeh
10 years ago
I saw this wonderful insect in: www.flickr.com/groups/Spectacular_Insects/
buddy icon spongepuppy
10 years ago
This shot is amazing!


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Genus : Periphyllus

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