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Photo#183539
Aphids - Uroleucon

Aphids - Uroleucon
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
May 18, 2008
Size: 1.5mm (1/16")
Is this a female with babies ?

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Moved
Moved from Aphids. Host plant in Asteraceae (Sonchus, maybe?) supports ID of Uroleucon.

Uroleucon, i suspect
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Parthenogenesis
Aphids reproduce without any help from males for a number of generations, so a colony is usually made up only of females. Then, sometimes they produce sexed individuals that mate. They have very interesting life cycles.

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