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Found on a wingstem plant - Scolops sulcipes

Found on a wingstem plant - Scolops sulcipes
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
August 8, 2010
This was a rather small insect that escaped notice until I sat down nearby to photograph another "bug." The "nose" curving upward gave this insect a rather distinctive look.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Planthopper
It's one of the Scolops. Dr Hamilton should be able to tell you which one it is when he sees the picture.

 
Scolops sulcipes
the common species with reticulated wing tips

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