Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Planthoppers (Fulgoromorpha) » Delphacoidea » Delphacid Planthoppers (Delphacidae) » Delphacinae » Delphacini » Megamelus » Megamelus gracilis
Photo#115547
Delphacidae - Megamelus gracilis
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Delphacidae - Megamelus gracilis
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 4, 2007
Size: ~3-4 mm
At a light.
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 5 June, 2007 - 9:39am
Last updated 6 June, 2007 - 5:32pm

Megamelus gracilis
A Delphacid with the head narrow between the eyes and strongly produced before them. Unlike most members of its genus, the wing veins are dark and the antennae have black tips. It has been recorded from Florida but not yet from Texas. Congratulations!
… Andy Hamilton, 5 June, 2007 - 1:59pm

 
Thanks
for the ID. I'm excited it's a new record! Taking photos of bugs at my porchlight has paid off! Thanks again for the ID!
… Graham Montgomery, 7 June, 2007 - 9:33am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo