Species

Thecabius populimonilis (Bead-like cottonwood gall aphid)

Thecabius populimonilis. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Woolly aphids (subfamily: Eriosomatinae) are sucking insects that live on plant fluids and produce a filamentous waxy white covering which resembles cotton or wool. The adults are winged and move to new locations where they lay egg masses. The nymphs often form large cottony masses on twigs, for protection from predators. They occur throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic hemipterans)
        Infraorder: Aphidomorpha (Aphids and allies)
        Superfamily: Aphidoidea
        Family: Aphididae (Aphids)
        Subfamily: Eriosomatinae (Woolly aphids and gall-making aphids)
        Tribe: Pemphigini
        Genus: Thecabius
        Species: Thecabius populimonilis (Bead-like cottonwood gall aphid)

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