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Alate viviparous female of Birch aphid on a yellowing Silver birch (Betula pendula) leaf, Rauduskoivunkirva, Savilahti, Kuopio, Finland
(Homoptera: Aphidoidea)
Preference of this aphid species on yellow
senescencing birch leaves has been demonstrated in several
studies (e.g. Hajek, A.E., Dahlsten, D.L. 1986. Oecologia 68, 380- 386,
Johnson, S.N. et al. 2003. Ecol. Entomology 28, 533–541, and Holopainen J.K. &
Peltonen, P. 2002. Oikos 99: 184-188.).
| Full EXIF Info | |
| Date/Time | 31-Jul-2008 17:17:10 |
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 450D |
| Flash Used | No |
| Focal Length | 65 mm |
| Exposure Time | 1/200 sec |
| Aperture | f/9 |
| ISO Equivalent | 100 |
| Exposure Bias | |
| White Balance | |
| Metering Mode | (-1) |
| JPEG Quality | |
| Exposure Program | program (1) |
| Focus Distance | |
©Jarmo Holopainen