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Day 4 - Siphanta acuta
Copyright © 2011 R. Berg

Day 4 - Siphanta acuta
Alameda County, California, USA
October 20, 2011
Size: ~1.3 mm bl
The nymphs are still too small for clear photos, but their wax tail-thingies (there must be a name for those) are visibly fluffy rather than linear. I'm therefore leaning toward Flatidae.

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Contributed by R. Berg on 20 October, 2011 - 9:52pm
Last updated 29 October, 2011 - 12:11pm

Moved
Moved from Flatid Planthoppers.
It seems reasonable to assume these are S. acuta at this point.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 October, 2011 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Planthoppers.
… R. Berg, 27 October, 2011 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Flatidae
Probably the introduced Siphanta acuta. Can you put a few in alcohol and send them to me, or have they all gone on to the next instar? I would love to see first-instar nymphs.
… Andy Hamilton, 27 October, 2011 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
I'll see
The mortality rate is high, and I'm not sure any will reach the next instar. I haven't found molted skins. If they're dying because of something about the rearing conditions, I don't know what to improve. I'll try to collect corpses for you and improvise a way to pack them. As you know, I don't have professional equipment for mailing specimens.
… R. Berg, 27 October, 2011 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

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