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Aplos simplex
Photo#197333
Copyright © 2008
Charley Eiseman
Bug on common elderberry -
Aplos simplex
New York, USA
June 28, 2008
That's part of a four-lined plant bug behind it, for scale.
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Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 4 July, 2008 - 12:27pm
Last updated 7 July, 2008 - 2:42pm
Thionia simplex
That's the longest wax "tail" seen so far!
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Andy Hamilton
, 7 July, 2008 - 2:36pm
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Thanks everybody!
You never know where beautiful things are going to turn up--I found this while wandering along the edge of the lawn at a rest stop along the highway. And I think you've got the species right, Jo Ann, based on Andy's comments
here
, but I'll give him a chance to comment before I move it.
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Charley Eiseman
, 5 July, 2008 - 2:28am
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Very nice shot !
Great image!
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Sam Houston
, 4 July, 2008 - 4:11pm
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Looks a lot like this one:
Looks a lot like this one:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4976
But I'm far from an expert on the hoppers!
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Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
, 4 July, 2008 - 1:18pm
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and a beauty!
I mean really, bugs are so amazing. Look at the great pattern and colors and then add those gorgeous iridescent bristles. It almost makes it look like rocket blasting off.
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Lynette Elliott
, 4 July, 2008 - 1:43pm
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