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Aphid - parasitised with pupa inside - highly enlarged

Image of Aphidius microlophii Pennachio & Tremblay 1987

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.5. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 30' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Pupa. Associated species: Aphididae. Identified by: Mostafa Ghafouri Moghaddam. Comment: Bronzy parasitised Aphid on Nettle leaf. Detail to note: bronze colouration (characteristic of aphids parasitised by this group of wasps). Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

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