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Pink and Green aphids- English Grain Aphids

Sitobion avenae - English Grain Aphid.

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  1. I know many people hate them, but they are beautiful in their own way. I've never seen them photographed like this, really an eye-opener. Posted 10 years ago
  2. Gorgeous, like little sweeties!! Posted 10 years ago
  3. Got a very good match from BugGuide today! Thank you to the bug folks. Posted 4 years ago

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The English Grain Aphid is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It lives on grasses, sedge and rushes and can be a significant pest of cereals.

This species act as a host of the entomophthoralean fungi.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Apr 25, 2015. Captured Apr 25, 2015 08:01 in 1408 22nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm