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Black aphids on lettuce - Aphis
Copyright © 2009 Abigail Parker

Black aphids on lettuce - Aphis
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 14, 2009
Size: Largest ~2mm
These aphids were extremely common on both wild and cultivated lettuce plants (genus Latuca), even as the weather became cold in October. The individual at upper right is in the process of molting into a winged adult.

Plant: Wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa.

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Contributed by Abigail Parker on 18 October, 2009 - 11:14am
Last updated 7 December, 2009 - 8:47pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Charley Eiseman, 7 December, 2009 - 8:47pm

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This is another Aphis
… Andrew Jensen, 7 December, 2009 - 8:34pm

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