Pemphigus obesinymphae

Pemphigus obesinymphae is a species of gall-forming aphid. It creates galls on the leaves of Populus fremontii. ^[1] The species is the only North American aphid known to have soldiers, first instar nymphs that defend the colony. ^[2]

Pemphigus obesinymphae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Pemphigus
Species:	P. obesinymphae
Binomial name
Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994