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Smiliini nymph?

Smiliini nymph?
North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
May 6, 2015
A treehopper nymph that I think belongs to the tribe Smiliini. Either that or it’s a character from the next Star Wars movie. Found on a park bench under a row of willow oaks.
This might be a recently molted individual as it found close to a molted exoskeleton and there were no other treehopper nymphs around until the next day. The crest doesn’t seem as high as Smilia and it lacks the dorsal projections on the abdomen that the guide’s photos of Cyrtolobus show. Is it Atymna or Princess Leia’s new pet?

Thanks in advance for help with the ID.

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Smiliini nymph? Smiliini nymph?

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