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Aphid

Photo by MelissaZ
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny little black bugs crawling all over a water lily I picked from my pond. Close to 200 little bugs on each plant, none larger than a pinhead.

Habitat:

Freshwater man-made backyard pond.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
LivanEscudero
Some kind of Aphid it looks like to me. Something similar to this perhaps http://bugguide.net/node/view/356327

Spotted for Missions

Nature of the Chicago Region
Mission
Bugs of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Toronto

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PublishedJuly 20, 2014

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