Californian Woolly Oak Aphid

Stegophylla essigi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae

Stegophylla essigi, also known as the California woolly oak aphid, is a species of North American aphid. It had been found on many California oaks, including blue oaks, valley oaks, Oregon white oaks, coast live oaks, interior live oaks, California black oaks, and scrub oaks. Woolly oak aphids overwinter as eggs.

Distribution

Californian Woolly Oak Aphid — (c) Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Henrik Kibak · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 122

Sources and credits

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Californian Woolly Oak Aphid

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