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Fulgorid Planthopper - Cyrpoptus belfragei? - Cyrpoptus belfragei
Fulgorid Planthopper - Cyrpoptus belfragei? - Cyrpoptus belfragei
Colchester Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 19, 2016
2 of 3 images of this specimen.

Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis)  - Idia lubricalis
Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis) - Idia lubricalis
Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
July 16, 2016
4 of 5 images of this specimen.
This specimen may be an example of the Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis) 8334. While mothing I saw 2 larva crawling on my retaining wall and brought both in to rear. I feed dead leaves, fresh oak and some grass. One pupated a week earlier then the other cat. On July 16, 2016 one eclosed.

Fulgorid Planthopper - Cyrpoptus belfragei? - Cyrpoptus belfragei
Fulgorid Planthopper - Cyrpoptus belfragei? - Cyrpoptus belfragei
Colchester Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 19, 2016
1 of 3 images of this specimen.

Leafhopper - Philaenus spumarius
Leafhopper - Philaenus spumarius
Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 17, 2016
Size: 6mm

Leafhopper - Philaenus spumarius
Leafhopper - Philaenus spumarius
Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 17, 2016
Size: 6mm

Platynota flavedana - Black-shaded Platynota Moth - Platynota flavedana
Platynota flavedana - Black-shaded Platynota Moth - Platynota flavedana
Trinity River Refuge HQ building., Liberty County, Texas, USA
July 19, 2016
Adds July data point for TX.

Spider Wasp with Spider - Anoplius virginiensis - female
Spider Wasp with Spider - Anoplius virginiensis - Female
Henrietta, Monroe County, New York, USA
July 17, 2016
2 of 2 images of this specimen.

Spider Wasp with Spider - Anoplius virginiensis - female
Spider Wasp with Spider - Anoplius virginiensis - Female
Henrietta, Monroe County, New York, USA
July 17, 2016
1 of 2 images of this specimen.
Identified from the photos by Frank E. Kurczewski. "Your two latest excellent photos, when fully magnified, enabled me to identify your wasp as Anoplius virginiensis, the deciduous woodland species. It met all of the taxonomic criteria for genus Anoplius, subgenus Anoplius, nigerrimus species group, and species virginiensis. The key structural characteristics were densely bristly last abdominal segment, posterior margin of pronotum angulate, and absence of a foretarsal comb for subgenus Anoplius; front basitarsus weakly-spined for nigerrimus species group; and, middle interocular distance .53 – .58 transfacial distance, postocellar distance less than ocello-ocular distance (4:5), and 3rd antennal segment .9 – 1.2 times upper interocular distance.

Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis)  - Idia lubricalis
Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis) - Idia lubricalis
Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
July 16, 2016
3 of 5 images of this specimen.
This specimen may be an example of the Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis) 8334 caterpillar. While mothing I saw 2 crawling on my retaining wall and brought both in to rear. I feed dead leaves, fresh oak and some grass. One pupated a week earlier then the other cat.

Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis)  - Idia lubricalis
Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis) - Idia lubricalis
Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
June 27, 2016
2 of 5 images of this specimen.
This specimen may be an example of the Glossy Black Idia (Idia lubricalis) 8334 caterpillar. While mothing I saw 2 crawling on my retaining wall and brought both in to rear. I feed dead leaves, fresh oak and some grass. One pupated a week earlier then the other cat.