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Tiny pastel-gray-blue + pastel-green Leafhopper - Macrosteles
Copyright © 2010 Emile

Tiny pastel-gray-blue + pastel-green Leafhopper - Macrosteles
Madrona Marsh Preserve, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 3, 2010
Size: ~ 2 mm
Found this lil' jewel on Bidens frondosa (Devil's Beggar's Ticks) leaf in Willow forest.

Can't figure out the genus; seems to belong in the vicinity of Colladonus.

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Tiny pastel-gray-blue + pastel-green Leafhopper - Macrosteles Tiny pastel-gray-blue + pastel-green Leafhopper - Macrosteles
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Contributed by Emile on 6 September, 2010 - 1:28pm
Last updated 8 September, 2010 - 2:10pm

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… Emile, 8 September, 2010 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID, just an observation...
It bears at least a superficial resemblance to Macrosteles:



Now I'll step away and let Dr. Hamilton tell you what it really is. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 September, 2010 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks good, Ken !
Macrosteles looks like the right genus ...
… Emile, 7 September, 2010 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
Macrosteles
yes; there are many species like this
… Andy Hamilton, 8 September, 2010 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Dr. Hamilton !
… Emile, 8 September, 2010 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

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