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Photo#355364
Copyright © 2009
tom murray
Aphid on Tussock Sedge -
Rhopalosiphum
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
November 28, 2009
Size: 1.8mm
I found this aphid on a clump of Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) out in a wetland.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 29 November, 2009 - 1:58pm
Last updated 22 December, 2010 - 5:16pm
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tom murray
, 22 December, 2010 - 5:16pm
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Andrew Jensen
, 22 December, 2010 - 5:13pm
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Color scheme...
is reminiscent of the Bird Cherry Oat Aphid, which feeds on grasses (but I don't know about sedges). Maybe a relative?
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Charley Eiseman
, 3 December, 2009 - 2:35am
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Must be the same or a closely related species
These sedges look just like a large clump of grass, and the aphid does look very similar to the other Bird Cherry Oat Aphids.
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tom murray
, 3 December, 2009 - 7:53am
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