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Hoppers on marsh water - Megamelus
Copyright © 2011 Mark Fox

Hoppers on marsh water - Megamelus
Lake St Catherine marsh, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 20, 2011
Size: ~3mm
Surrounded mostly by Spartina patens.
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Contributed by Mark Fox on 20 May, 2011 - 4:00pm
Last updated 31 May, 2011 - 3:33pm

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Moved from Delphacid Planthoppers.
… v belov, 31 May, 2011 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

Megamelus
There are several species known to feed on Spartina, but not this one (whichever it is). Can you get specimens for examination?
… Andy Hamilton, 31 May, 2011 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
I can try
Thanks again for your identification assistance. I will be collecting from this site again shortly, and will be happy to send you any specimens you are interested in.

This study site is 99% Spartina patens, with a tiny fringe of S. alterniflora at the marsh edge. Nevertheless, other potential host plants are sparsely scattered throughout: including Distichlis spicata (grass), Schoenoplectus americanus(sedge), Ipomoea sagittata (morning glory), and two species of aster.
… Mark Fox, 31 May, 2011 - 11:31pm login or register to post comments

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