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Spiny Witch-hazel Gall Aphid

Hamamelistes spinosus

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Aphididae

Hamamelistes spinosus, also known as the spiny witch-hazel gall aphid, is a species of aphid that creates galls on witch hazel and birch species. Its eggs are laid on Witch Hazel in galls, where they overwinter and hatch in spring. They manipulate and live in leaves on birch, with nymphs eating leaves then overwintering on stems.

Distribution

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