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Photo#305645
yellow insect - Psylla striata

yellow insect - Psylla striata
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 16, 2009
Size: 3.5mm

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Moved
Moved from Psyllinae.

Must be Cacopsylla striata
Agrees soundly with Patch's original description and illustrations of this native birch-associate. There are several similar species in 2 other genera which differ in terms of relative antenna length, shape of female terminalia, and other subtle characters.

Moved
Moved from Psyllidae.

Moved

Very nice.
Lovely image of a psyllid, family Psyllidae.

 
psyllid
So that's what it was! I had a hard time deciding where to place this one for ID.

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