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Winged aphid - Brevicoryne brassicae
Copyright © 2009 R. Berg

Winged aphid - Brevicoryne brassicae
Alameda County, California, USA
December 2, 2009
Size: 0.113 in., 2.9 mm
Found immobilized in midair by one spider-silk strand between stalks of overmature radish plants heavily infested with mealy cabbage aphids, green aphids, and aphids that look like this one.

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Contributed by R. Berg on 2 December, 2009 - 7:19pm
Last updated 7 December, 2009 - 9:15pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… R. Berg, 7 December, 2009 - 9:15pm

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Brevicoryne brassicae
… Andrew Jensen, 7 December, 2009 - 9:08pm

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