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Hopper - Anoscopus serratulae - male
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Hopper - Anoscopus serratulae - Male
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
July 18, 2008
Size: 2 mm
An occasional species that I find in the lawn. Looks very close to a Cercopid, but I think not based on the many spines on the hind legs. I believe this species was posted earlier.
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 4 August, 2008 - 3:19pm
Last updated 8 January, 2009 - 10:02am

Thanks Dr. Hamilton!
Thanks for relieving me of this years-long mystery!
… Stephen Luk, 25 August, 2008 - 10:18am

Anoscopus serratulae
A male; females are entirely brown.
… Andy Hamilton, 24 August, 2008 - 4:03pm

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