Visual identification

Visual identification of aphids on Chenopodiaceae

Identification from photos, click on the name to access identification file

 Aphis fabae

Colony matt black with presence of individuals (future alates) with waxy white stripes

Aphis fabae, larve de stade 4
Aphis fabae, adulte ailé
Aphis fabae : nymphes (individus à bandes blanches) © INRA, Bernard Chaubet
Aphis fabae
Myzus persicae

Yellowish to green with presence of pinkish individuals (future alates) 

Myzus persicae : adulte aptère
Myzus persicae : adulte ailé près pour l'envol
Myzus persicae : nymphe rose au milieu de la colonie
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae

Yellowish to brown olive tone with cornicles very swollen

Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae : adulte aptère
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae : adulte ailé

See identification key

Modification date: 13 June 2024 | Publication date: 29 January 2015 | By: Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet