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Stirellus bicolor
Photo#245126
Copyright © 2008
Graham Montgomery
Amblysellus curtisii? -
Stirellus bicolor
Brazos Bend State Park, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
December 13, 2008
Contributed by
Graham Montgomery
on 16 December, 2008 - 7:33pm
Last updated 22 December, 2008 - 12:55pm
Moved
Moved from
Leafhoppers
. We think we have been keeping up with the new IDs, but did note that you seemed to have skipped over 245466. Many other unidentified or unconfirmed images can be found
here
on Cicadellidae.
…
john and jane balaban
, 22 December, 2008 - 12:55pm
Stirellus bicolor
Yet another magnificent color variety of Stirellus bicolor, showing the characteristic iridescence and the very narrow head between the eyes.
This color variety is a first! (It's not in our collection, and has not been reported in the literature). You must be having a very warm December - this appears to be a "winter" variety but with the "summer" iridescence.
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Andy Hamilton
, 22 December, 2008 - 9:37am