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@norwichbirder.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:08 PM

I spot-checked quite a lot of Alder leaves around Whitlingham today, finding Pterocallis alni on several. Unlike P. maculata, this species is not ant-attended and is usually found scattered across the leaf rather than in groups. #NorwichAphids

Underside of an Alder leaf with several pale yellow aphids.Underside of an Alder leaf with a small pale aphid with yellow bands.
@norwichbirder.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:04 PM

I assume this species is fairly common but overlooked - Pale Hogweed Aphid, Paramyzus heraclei (influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Para...) at Whitlingham C.P. today. It feeds on the underside of Hogweed leaves, but handily creates this yellow mottling on the upperside. New for my #NorwichAphids list.

The upperside of some green Hogweed leaves with some small yelloey-green blotches.Underside of a Hogweed leaf, covered with a large amount of very pale aphids.A close-up of a section of the Hogweed leaf, showing a closer view of the pale aphids.
@norwichbirder.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:38 PM

A new aphid for me (and my Norwich aphid list) this evening, Capitophorus similis on Butterbur. A fairly distinctive species when found on this host, being pale with a bristly appearance, long, thin siphunculi and a tongue-shaped cauda. #NorwichAphids

Two very pale, bristly aphids along a leaf vein on the underside of a hairy leaf.
@norwichbirder.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 8:10 PM

This morning's walk into work was livened up when I noticed a Common Sandpiper along the river edge at Wensum Park, and I also managed to find a new aphid species, Yellow Buttercup Aphid (Tubaphis ranunculina) on the underside of a Creeping Buttercup leaf. #NorwichAphids

Underside of part of a Creeping Buttercup leaf, with a small yellow aphid present near the centre of the picture.A close-up photo of a small yellow aphid with long antennae.A close-up photo of a small yellow aphid with long antennae, showing the siphunculi with flanges at the end.