Thanks, David and for moving it. I was wondering how many species had a sort of red coloured wings, and started with looking at images in search. Then I found the red-winged had all sorts of photos in it, and mine wasn't the same, but with such a variety, and not knowing what else had that coloured wings... well there ya go. SO glad you popped in to catch this and correct it. Many thanks!

there is a rule of thumb that helps. A. pseudonietana will be adult late in the season (usually after July). A. conspersa is an early spring species that overwinters as nymphs.

Also, A. conspersa is smaller and paler in coloring (A. pseudonietana usually is very dark, with the abdomen nearly black). The wings on A. simplex vary in color and aren't as deeply saturated in color. A. pseudonietana almost always has rich deep blood-red wings (sometimes a bit orange, very rarely yellow). Of course that only helps with these two, there are many more that are somewhat similar.

AH! Thanks - very good to know. I have an image posted already of the Arphia pseudonietana from Oct 23, 2010, so I compared the two. Cool!