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Aphid? - Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Copyright © 2018 David Israel

Aphid? - Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Rock Lake Campground, Pillsbury State Forest, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA
September 15, 2019
Size: Very Small
Found this one on my wife's elbow. I think it is an aphid.
Contributed by David Israel on 24 September, 2018 - 9:19pm
Last updated 10 November, 2019 - 9:00pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Natalie Hernandez, 11 October, 2018 - 11:01am

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Common name is the waterlily aphid.
… Natalie Hernandez, 25 September, 2018 - 12:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 September, 2018 - 9:21pm

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