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Large-sized aphid (about 3mm)

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Small-medium sized aphid (about 2mm)

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Apterous green or pink, large and elongate; antennae same length as body, slightly pigmented; cornicles long, cylindrical and darkening towards the tip; cauda long and light-coloured; alate without abdominal pigmentation; antennae and cornicles darkening towards the tip; cauda long and light-coloured
Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Apterous green or pink, large and elongate; antennae same length as body, slightly pigmented; cornicles long, cylindrical and darkening towards the tip; cauda long and light-coloured; alate without abdominal pigmentation; antennae and cornicles darkening towards the tip; cauda long and light-coloured
Aulacorthum solani

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Apterous with cornicles slightly swollen, green to yellowish, colony includes pinkish individuals which are the future alates (nymphs); cornicles slightly swollen on inner side: alate with a dorsal patch jagged and perforated
Myzus persicae

Apterous with cornicles straight and short

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4

Apterous matt black to dark olive green, colony includes individuals (nymphs) showing waxy white stripes, cornicles straight, black; cauda digitate and squat;  alate abdomen shows pigmented stripes with contour irregular 

Aphis fabae

Apterous with another colour

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5

Apterous yellowish to greenish with glossy aspect; cornicles pale except at end which is darkened, brownish;  alate with marginal sclerites, cornicles, cauda and antennae slightly darkened
Aphis nasturtii

Apterous olive green to brownish; cornicles black uniformly pigmented, darker than cauda; alate with marginal and post-cornicular sclerites strongly darkened; cornicles dark; cauda slightly lighter than cornicles
Aphis frangulae or Aphis gossypii (*)
(*) group of species indistinguishable by morphological criteria