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Small Cicadellidae - Neozygina balli
Copyright © 2017 Salvador Vitanza

Small Cicadellidae - Neozygina balli
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
January 13, 2017
Size: Approx. 2.3 mm
Caught sweeping several grasses, forbs, and trees close to the international border with Mexico.
Coordinates: 31.336743, -110.966541
Elevation: 4,053 ft.
Ruler in mm.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 13 January, 2017 - 9:37pm
Last updated 15 January, 2017 - 6:07pm

Moved
Moved from Leafhoppers.
… John S. Ascher, 15 January, 2017 - 6:07pm

Not an ID but
Maybe something close to this?
… John Schneider, 15 January, 2017 - 11:54am

 
Thank you John!
It is almost identical to your bug! In your leafhopper, there is a white area on the edge of the wing that is missing in mine. Otherwise, they look like a very close match. Thank you!
… Salvador Vitanza, 15 January, 2017 - 12:26pm

 
The white area on mine is a s
The white area on mine is a secretion, rather than a wing marking.
… John Schneider, 15 January, 2017 - 12:56pm

 
That's really great to know!
Thank you again John for helping me obtain an ID for this tiny critter.
… Salvador Vitanza, 15 January, 2017 - 12:58pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
… Even Dankowicz, 15 January, 2017 - 8:40am

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