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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Planthopper Parasites (Epipyropidae) » Fulgoraecia » Planthopper Parasite Moth - Hodges#4701 (Fulgoraecia exigua)
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Homoptera parasite - Fulgoraecia exigua
Copyright © 2011 Tommy McElrath

Homoptera parasite - Fulgoraecia exigua
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
August 8, 2011
Size: ~ 2 mm
Attached to a Acanaloniidae hopper - caught in a Lindgren funnel trap with a UV light
I've caught about four or five of these over the past two months or so. Anyone know family?
My guess is some sort of parasitic Hymenopteran. I can provide additional shots if needed.
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Contributed by Tommy McElrath on 31 August, 2011 - 3:14pm
Last updated 25 September, 2011 - 8:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 September, 2011 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

Maybe a moth, believe it or not
There's a moth, Fulgoraecia exigua, that ectoparasitizes Fulgoroid planthoppers, of which Acanaloniids are examples. This doesn't match up with my image of such a creature; however, it does somewhat with Bugguide's description--at least of a first-instar larva.

See if it has any prolegs with crochets--that would pretty much clinch it.
… Peter Edelman, 31 August, 2011 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
It's got prolegs
Or at least, little circles with hooks. Looks like it's some kind of Lep then. Thanks for the tip!
… Tommy McElrath, 1 September, 2011 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

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