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Copyright © 2009 Skraut

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Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 4 mm, approx
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Contributed by Skraut on 20 August, 2009 - 2:09pm
Last updated 21 August, 2009 - 4:24pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 21 August, 2009 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

The beetle on the left appears to be...
Odontota dorsalis, the Locust Leaf Miner.
… Skip Blanchard, 20 August, 2009 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Wow...
The big white ball on the hopper looks like an Epipyropidae larva/cocoon....
… Matt Bertone, 20 August, 2009 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Epipyropidae
That's the only parasitic moth - it feeds only on planthoppers.
… Andy Hamilton, 21 August, 2009 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

 
Well
The hopper is a nymph in the Genus Acanalonia.
… Dan Leeder, 20 August, 2009 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

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