Thread subject: Diptera.info :: unknown 'scales' on an oak twig -> aphid eggs (Lachnus roboris?)

Posted by Carnifex on 21-03-2022 16:10
#1
I have no idea what kind of life form this might be - on an oak twig in Vienna in March

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Edited by Carnifex on 21-03-2022 22:18

Posted by eklans on 21-03-2022 17:08
#2
Hi Lorin, I think these are eggs of aphids (Lachnus roboris?):
https://influenti...hology.htm
Edited by eklans on 22-03-2022 09:43

Posted by Carnifex on 21-03-2022 22:17
#3
Great! Never seen aphid eggs before, only parthenogenesis