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Oleander Aphid (winged) - Aphis nerii - female
Copyright © 2006 Bill Claff

Oleander Aphid (winged) - Aphis nerii - Female
Massachusetts, USA
I thought there were no males and that the females were usually winged; confused.
Contributed by Bill Claff on 10 October, 2006 - 6:40pm
Last updated 26 June, 2007 - 5:30pm

Bill, here's some clarification...
http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/hemipt/OleanderAphid.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 6 January, 2007 - 5:33pm

 
Thank you
Ron for the clarification.
… Bill Claff, 6 January, 2007 - 6:11pm

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