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Fireweed Psyllid - Craspedolepta schwarzi
Copyright © 2017 Masumi Palhof

Fireweed Psyllid - Craspedolepta schwarzi
Kodiak, Kodiak County, Alaska, USA
June 27, 2017
Found on fireweed
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Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 23 July, 2017 - 5:49pm
Last updated 7 September, 2018 - 1:11am

Moved
Moved from Psylloidea. After further review I'm convinced. There are a lot of images of C. nebulosa and they never seem to get this dark, but it's a dead ringer for schwarzi, see:

CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CNC/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics

That makes this a new species for the guide - nice!
… Chris Mallory, 23 July, 2017 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Awesome! Thanks for the ID!
… Masumi Palhof, 23 July, 2017 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

Craspedolepta, possibly Craspedolepta schwarzi
One of the Epilobium angustifolium feeders, of which there are 2 currently recognized (both in your area): C. schwarzi (including C. alaskensis) and C. nebulosa. All keys are based on the genitalia and so I can't be positive from this photo, but based on the species descriptions and images I've seen of both species, the thick, bold wing maculae appears to favor C. schwarzi. Awesome find.
… Chris Mallory, 23 July, 2017 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… James Bailey, 23 July, 2017 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Psyllid of some kind
see reference here.
… Even Dankowicz, 23 July, 2017 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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