Milkweed Aphid , Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii)
Milkweed aphids on pink milkweed
And another pick from the pink milkweed
'Hatchlings' .. covering the tip of a Butterfly Weed seed pod
July 2007
July 2007
some have developed wings
Aphis nerii
Aphids on Milkweed - Mid May 2009 - Hammond LA
Braconid wasps (Lysiphlebus testaceipes) have parasitized these milkweed aphids. Notice the papery, light brown, swollen mummies.
Milkweed aphids -- some of them parasitized by the braconid wasp. This is not a happy plant!
With Oncopeltus fasciatus. Copyright of the Anza-Borrego Wildflowers Guide, https://borregowildflowers.org/
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Milkweed Aphid , Oleander Aphid
Aphis nerii
| Order: | Homoptera |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Aphis |
| Species: | nerii |