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aphid infesting pepper plants (Capsicum annuum) grown in a house - Aulacorthum solani
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aphid infesting pepper plants (Capsicum annuum) grown in a house - Aulacorthum solani
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
December 26, 2019
Size: 0.7 mm
This one is alive, just chilled enough for a photo. Adult Aulacorthum solani?? I note the difference from #650248 that this one has green coxa while 650248's are black; also the difference from #1380409 that this one has black leg joints while 1380409's leg joints are clear. Are any of these significant?

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aphid infesting pepper plants grown in a house - Aulacorthum solani aphid infesting pepper plants (Capsicum annuum) grown in a house - Aulacorthum solani
Contributed by John Sankey on 26 December, 2019 - 12:08pm
Last updated 10 January, 2020 - 3:24pm

Moved
Moved from Aulacorthum.
… Natalie Hernandez, 10 January, 2020 - 3:24pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Natalie Hernandez, 10 January, 2020 - 3:24pm

That's what it looks like.
Not positive they are adults, and they look a little dessicated. They can be somewhat variable in size and coloration, and there are some other species in the Macrosiphini that look very similar.
… Natalie Hernandez, 10 January, 2020 - 3:20pm

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