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Leafhopper - Oliarus
Copyright © 2006 Bill Johnson

Leafhopper - Oliarus
Glen Echo Park, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
June 17, 2006
Any idea as to what kind of leafhopper this is?
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 8 July, 2006 - 5:00pm
Last updated 10 July, 2006 - 11:42pm

Oliarus
A planthopper, not a leafhopper.
… Andy Hamilton, 10 July, 2006 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help Andy.
Thanks for your help Andy.
… Bill Johnson, 10 July, 2006 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Unknown Oliarus
I have checked with several experts, and none of us has ever seen such a bug. If you get a chance again, grab a specimen for us. It might well be new to science.
… Andy Hamilton, 11 July, 2006 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

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