There are multiple metric units to choose from! This tutorial goes through the process of choosing the best metric unit to use for measuring the mass of a given object.
The most common aphids on houseplants are the light green ones (pear aphids), but aphids can also be found colored pink, white, grey and black. Additionally, winged aphids can appear when colonies are established and fly to infect new plants. Juvenile aphids (nymphs) look like smaller versions of the adults.
Figure 1. Larva of imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus). Photograph by John L. Capinera, University of Florida. Pieris rapae is easily confused with other common cabbage white butterflies: Pontia protodice, southern cabbageworm; Pieris napi, mustard white; and Ascia monuste (Linnaeus), the southern white.