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Nymph? - Orientus ishidae
Copyright © 2007 Carol DiFiori

Nymph? - Orientus ishidae
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
June 11, 2007
My only guess is a nymph, maybe a planthopper nymph with a red parasite on its head? The abdomen appeared tipped forward at the end. It was on a forsythia leaf. It was incredibly tiny, thus the poor quality of the graphic. Would love an I.D.!
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Contributed by Carol DiFiori on 13 June, 2007 - 12:06pm
Last updated 15 June, 2007 - 8:39am

Orientus ishidae
There are only two leafhopper nymphs that curl the abdomen over the back like this, and the other one (Coelidia olitoria) has a very narrow head between the eyes.

The red spot on the back is probably a phoretic mite - a hitchhiker, one might say.
… Andy Hamilton, 15 June, 2007 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Andy, thank you very much for the I.D. and info!
… Carol DiFiori, 15 June, 2007 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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