Giant Willow Aphid

Tuberolachnus salignus

''Tuberolachnus salignus'', or the giant willow aphid, is a species of aphid, in the genus ''Tuberolachnus''. They are reputed to be the largest aphids, with a body length of up to 5.8mm.
giant willow aphid feeding on the willows that the wasps were damaging to get to the sap Geotagged,Summer,Tuberolachnus salignus,United States

Naming

First described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1790, it feeds on many species of willow , and has one known specific parasite, ''Pauesia salignae''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyAphididae
GenusTuberolachnus
SpeciesT. salignus
Photographed in
United States of America