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Leafhopper? - Acanthocephala declivis
Copyright © 2009 bretdouglas

Leafhopper? - Acanthocephala declivis
chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
July 25, 2009
This guy flew up on my tree this morning. At first I thought it was a Hummingbird (clearwing) moth, but upon closer inspection it looked like some form of grasshopper.
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Contributed by bretdouglas on 25 July, 2009 - 12:53pm
Last updated 28 July, 2009 - 3:58pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ron M., 28 July, 2009 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

V's right...
A. declivis
… drswanny, 28 July, 2009 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

no; a true bug, rather -- look in Coreidae
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… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the quick reply.
Looks like Acanthocephala femorata to me.
… bretdouglas, 25 July, 2009 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

 
i like A. declivis for this one
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… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

 
no doubt...
100% sure :)
… Ron M., 25 July, 2009 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks, Ron
i always feel terribly uneasy dealing with stuff over 5 mm BL :-]
… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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