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Metadelphax propinqua
Photo#525078
Copyright © 2011
Graham Montgomery
Delphacid -
Metadelphax propinqua
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 3, 2011
Size: ~2 mm
Smaller than most delphacids I see.
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Contributed by
Graham Montgomery
on 6 June, 2011 - 1:13pm
Last updated 7 June, 2011 - 9:47am
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, 7 June, 2011 - 9:47am
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Toya propinqua
This common species, like many of our Delphacidae, has 3 distinct wing forms: brachypterous (shorter than the abdomen), macropterous (both wing pairs far exceeding abdomen), and this intermediate form, or submacroptery (fore wings about as long as abdomen, hind wings short or absent).
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Andy Hamilton
, 7 June, 2011 - 8:21am
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