species 4,321 observations
Sumac Gall Aphid
Melaphis rhois
Field notes
Melaphis rhois is an aphid species first identified by Asa Fitch in 1866. Known as the staghorn sumac aphid, it is in the genus Melaphis. It is a type of woolly aphid and one of the few aphids that induce the formation of galls.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided