Family

Aphids

Aphididae

13 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyAphididae (Aphids)

Species in this group

Tamalia coweni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aphis nerii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hormaphis hamamelidis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eriosoma ulmi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Longistigma caryae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Baizongia pistaciae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pemphigus populi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forda formicaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tuberolachnus salignus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllaphis fagi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tetraneura ulmi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hamamelistes spinosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melaphis rhois

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Aphids

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~30%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Giant Bark Aphid			~10%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			<5%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			<5%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 13	~30%
	Elm-Currant Aphid			~10%
	Pistacia Horn Gall Aphid			~10%
	Pemphigus populi			~10%
	Pistachio-Grass Root Aphid			~10%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			~10%
4	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
5	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			~10%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	Woolly Beech Aphid			<5%
	Elm Sack Gall Aphid			<5%
8	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Giant Bark Aphid			~10%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			~10%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Giant Willow Aphid			~10%
12	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
14	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
17	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Pistacia Horn Gall Aphid			~10%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			~10%
19	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%
20	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	<5%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%
21	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	<5%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
22	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	<5%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~40%
	Oleander Aphid			~20%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			~10%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			~10%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			~10%
2	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 13	~30%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			~10%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			<5%
	Giant Bark Aphid			<5%
	Woolly Beech Aphid			<5%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			~10%
	Giant Bark Aphid			<5%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			<5%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			<5%
4	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 13	~20%
	Pistacia Horn Gall Aphid			~20%
5	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			~10%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			<5%
	Giant Bark Aphid			<5%
6	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~20%
7	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			<5%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			<5%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			<5%
8	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~20%
9	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~20%
10	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Giant Willow Aphid			~10%
11	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~20%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			<5%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
12	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 13	~10%
	Giant Willow Aphid			~10%
	Elm Sack Gall Aphid			~10%
	Woolly Beech Aphid			<5%
13	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			<5%
	Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid			<5%
15	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
16	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
17	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			<5%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			<5%
18	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 13	~10%
	Woolly Beech Aphid			<5%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
	Elm-Currant Aphid			<5%
19	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
20	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Sumac Gall Aphid			<5%
21	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid			<5%
22	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
23	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
	Elm Sack Gall Aphid			<5%
24	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
25	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
26	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
27	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
28	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
29	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
30	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			<5%
31	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
32	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
33	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
34	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
35	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
36	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
37	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
38	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
	Giant Bark Aphid			<5%
39	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~10%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
	Elm Sack Gall Aphid			<5%
40	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 13	~10%
	Elm Sack Gall Aphid			<5%
	Elm-Currant Aphid			<5%
41	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
42	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
43	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
44	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
45	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%
	Giant Bark Aphid			<5%
46	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
47	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
48	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
49	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%
	Manzanita Leafgall Aphid			<5%
50	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
51	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
52	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
53	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
54	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
55	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
56	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
57	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
58	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			<5%
	Giant Willow Aphid			<5%
59	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 13	~10%
	Oleander Aphid			~10%
60	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 13	~10%
	Elm Sack Gall Aphid			~10%

Aphids

Species in this group

Manzanita Leafgall Aphid

Oleander Aphid

Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid

Elm-Currant Aphid

Giant Bark Aphid

Pistacia Horn Gall Aphid

Pemphigus populi

Pistachio-Grass Root Aphid

Giant Willow Aphid

Woolly Beech Aphid

Elm Sack Gall Aphid

Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid

Sumac Gall Aphid

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Aphids

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked