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Rosy Apple Aphid

Dysaphis plantaginea

Photo by es12
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39.0052, -84.63

Field Notes

Description:

adult: large aphid of 2.5 mm long; globe-shaped; purplish-olive-green to mauve; covered with a whitish pubescence.
Winged adult: dark green with a shiny mottle at the middle of the abdomen; siphunculi long and dark brown

Habitat:

agricultural areas

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2013

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