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Lace Bug? - Gargaphia iridescens
Copyright © 2013 Tamra F

Lace Bug? - Gargaphia iridescens
Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
June 9, 2013
Single specimen found on Sphaeralcea.

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Lace Bug? - Gargaphia iridescens Lace Bug? - Gargaphia iridescens
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Contributed by Tamra F on 9 June, 2013 - 9:21pm
Last updated 28 October, 2013 - 4:23pm

Moved
Moved from Gargaphia.
… v belov, 28 October, 2013 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

Gargaphia iridescens
The markings of the discoidal area and the three to four veins of the costal area darkened as well as the host plant (Malvaceae) separates it from its closely related species, G. opacula.
Though G. iridescens has not been documented for Utah, it's recorded in all but one neighboring States.
… Laura T. Miller, 28 October, 2013 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively; cool...
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 9 June, 2013 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
It is
always pleasing to inspect a tiny spot on a leaf and find it is a bug rather than debris or frass! I have been wanting to find one of these.
… Tamra F, 9 June, 2013 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
I've made that into a game!
It's called "Creature or Feature?" You guess, then check if it's a creature (insect) or feature (part of the plant). Seeds give me fits!
… Ron Hemberger, 10 June, 2013 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

 
I like it Ron!
Right now I am the finding bits of organic matter that make a sheath over some emerging buds. They have dropped onto the leaves below in little pieces and are fooling me all the time.
… Tamra F, 10 June, 2013 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

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