Aphididae (family)

Unidentified aphid at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Aphididae (family)	30 Apr 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Aphididae (family)	29 Apr 2025	CarbonAI
Aphididae (family)	29 Apr 2025	kasiaaus

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3 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

29 Apr 2025

Possibly Periphyllus californiensis?

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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.

kasiaaus wrote:

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.

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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
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Aphididae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified aphid Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 816.58m Recorded at altitude
170 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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