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Locust Treehopper - Thelia bimaculata -

New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
October 19, 2015

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Locust Treehopper - Thelia bimaculata - female

Locust Treehopper - Thelia bimaculata - female

Contributed by BombayHookBirder on 19 October, 2015 - 4:12pm
Last updated 27 October, 2015 - 8:35am

Moved

Moved from Treehoppers.

… Brendan Morris, 27 October, 2015 - 6:05am

Thelia bimaculata, female

This species feeds on black locust. Males sport a bright yellow band along the lower lateral margins of the pronotum.

… Brendan Morris, 27 October, 2015 - 5:48am

Thank you!

Thank you!

… BombayHookBirder, 27 October, 2015 - 8:35am

Do you know the

Host plant?

… Yurika Alexander, 19 October, 2015 - 5:06pm

Pictures

I've uploaded some pictures of the host tree here.

EDIT: This looks very similar to a female Locust Treehopper. Can anyone confirm?

… BombayHookBirder, 20 October, 2015 - 12:06pm

Not off-hand, no. I can get a

Not off-hand, no. I can get a picture of the tree tomorrow, would that help?

… BombayHookBirder, 19 October, 2015 - 7:31pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 October, 2015 - 4:14pm

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