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Syrphid prey - Aphis
Copyright © 2006 Mardon Erbland

Syrphid prey - Aphis
St. John's, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
July 21, 2006
Close up image of the "Black Balls".

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Syrphid prey - Aphis Aphid Colony - Genus/Species Possible? - Aphis Aphid Colony - Genus/Species Possible? - Aphis Aphid Colony - Genus/Species Possible? - Aphis Aphid Colony - Genus/Species Possible? - Aphis Syrphid fly? - Aphis
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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 21 July, 2006 - 9:01am
Last updated 27 December, 2010 - 9:11pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… tom murray, 27 December, 2010 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

ID
Aphis
… Andrew Jensen, 27 December, 2010 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

I've moved the syrphid images to genus Eupeodes
and I'm putting these in aphids. So here's a thumbnail of the first of the predatory syrphid images, to preserve the link:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 27 July, 2006 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you.
… Mardon Erbland, 27 July, 2006 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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