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Ceanothus Psyllid - Nyctiphalerus rugipennis
Copyright © 2015 Alice Abela

Ceanothus Psyllid - Nyctiphalerus rugipennis
Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
July 7, 2015
Size: ~2mm
Found on Ceanothus cuneatus in sandy Burton Mesa chaparral habitat, the doesn't have the dark edge seen in the individual previously photographed
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Contributed by Alice Abela on 7 July, 2015 - 11:07pm
Last updated 8 July, 2015 - 12:10am

Moved
Moved from Nyctiphalerus.
… Chris Mallory, 8 July, 2015 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

After seeing this pic, must be N. rugipennis
based on the white spots on the legs and body surface. By extension, I think it would be safe to assume your other one is also N. rugipennis as I originally suspected, though perhaps a teneral specimen due to the pale legs and more yellowish body without white spots (Crawford's "var immaculatus"). Both show also the coarsely rugose forewings that give the species its name. Crawford described the species from 12 individuals from Ceanothus cuneatus in Placer County.

As mentioned prior, I have not seen material for two of the nine Nyctiphalerus spp., and it may be possible that one of those two matches your psyllid better. However, this is such a good match for rugipennis that I think this could safely be moved there.
… Chris Mallory, 8 July, 2015 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

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