Tipu psyllid - Platycorypha nigrivirga

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Tipu psyllid - Platycorypha nigrivirga

Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 29, 2014

The dark transverse stripe between the eyes is diagnostic. Other photos show dark-colored adults, but green-bodied individuals are within the normal variation (1)

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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 30 May, 2015 - 2:27am

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