Wingless-male
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Aphis verbasci
Mullein Aphid
Aphis verbasci, commonly known as the mullein aphid, is an aphid species in the family Aphididae. First described by Schrank in 1801, this species has been documented in several European countries including Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Sexual morphs of this species include an oviparous female and a wingless male, which were described in detail for the first time in a 2014 study. The species is associated with Verbascum (mullein) as its host plant.
Dicopomorpha
fairyfly
Dicopomorpha is a genus of fairyflies in the family Mymaridae, established by Ogloblin in 1955. The genus includes ten described species and is notable for containing some of the smallest known adult insects. The wingless male of Dicopomorpha echmepterygis holds the record as the smallest known adult insect at only 130 μm in length. Like other mymarids, these wasps are egg parasitoids, though specific host associations remain largely unknown due to their minute size and cryptic biology.