
Plocamaphis flocculosa - Two eggs
Aphid out of focus, but this image nicely shows how the fresher egg is still "naked" and the older egg behind it is covered with wax/debris. My theory so far is that the female aphid rubs off some wax on the egg after ovipositioning it, but I didn't actually observe this happening yet.

The Waxy willow aphid (Plocamaphis flocculosa) is a fairly large species of aphid (3.1-5.1mm) that lives unattended by ants on various species of Salix in North-West and North Europe and North America. It does not switch hosts, so the entire cycle can be completed on the same tree.
Similar species: True Bugs
By Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Nov 15, 2020. Captured in Wold Aa Weg 2-6, 7961 LM Ruinerwold, Netherlands.
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