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Milkweed or Oleander Aphid

Aphis nerii

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Field Notes

Description:

The oleander aphid is orange-yellow with black cornicles, legs and antennae. Best-known hosts: Oleander, Milkweed, and Vinca. Also feed on Crassulaceae and Solanaceae.

Habitat:

On the seed pods and stems of a common milkweed.

Notes:

The cornicle (or siphuncule) is one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the last segment of the bodies of aphids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornicle

Reference Links:

Species Aphis nerii - Oleander Aphid - BugGuide.Net

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