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jumping plant lice

family Psyllidae

Member of psylloids (superfamily Psylloidea)
plant-parasitic hemipterans (suborder Sternorrhyncha)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)


genus Psylla
  • prefers new growth
    • compare to woolly alder aphid (Prociphilus tessellatus), which prefers bark (and is only found in the eastern states)

1 observed taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist