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Microlophium carnosum When looking at these with the naked eye they appeared to be quite red. This is 5:1. The Aphids are sitting on stinging nettle. Acyrthosiphon pisum,Geotagged,Pea aphid,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge

Microlophium carnosum

When looking at these with the naked eye they appeared to be quite red. This is 5:1. The Aphids are sitting on stinging nettle.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Why do you think you would find pea aphids on a nettle? They only feed on species of legumes. They are usually green, the legs are almost translucent, not black etc.
    Here's an aphid identification site, you can see how similar they are.
    http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm
    A key to species on nettle.
    http://www.aphidsonworldsplants.info/C_HOSTS_Tra_Uva.htm#Urtica     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    1. View Darryl Lane's profile
      Darryl Lane
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      Yes I do have my moments :), thanks for the resource WildFlower. I believe this to be 'Microlophium carnosum' Posted 10 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    5:1 is incredible, Darryl! Do you use a tripod for this? Posted 10 years ago
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      Darryl Lane
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      Thanks Ferdy, no. None of my shots use a tripod. As you can imagine patience and a high pain threshold are a must :P (do find myself trying to frame a subject when standing in the most unusual stance) Posted 10 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        I have the same thing with handheld 1:1, sometimes requiring a dozen shots to get one usable. Posted 10 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Just to double-check, Darryl, by which reference makes you think this is Microlophium carnosum?

    I'm not saying it isn't, I don't have that specialist knowledge, it's just that the photos here...

    http://eol.org/pages/4220141/overview

    ...brought some doubt, mostly because of the color difference.     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      I am not convinced either. Aphids are best identified under the microscope. Posted 10 years ago
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    Darryl Lane
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    Here are some more images I took to help ID them.

    http://s12.photobucket.com/user/darryl_lane1/library/

    This subject was found on a common nettle. As you can see their colour ranged from green to pink to the dark colour of this particular subject.

     Posted 10 years ago

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Uploaded Jun 14, 2015. Captured Jun 14, 2015 12:11 in A2070, Ashford, Kent TN26, UK.
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