Stats

Lifespan

A few weeks

Size

Tiny

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This tiny insect lives in dense clusters on the branches of apple trees. It secretes a mass of white waxy filaments to hide its body from hungry predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Aphididae

Genus

Eriosoma

Species

Eriosoma lanigerum