blue-legged bug - Homotoma ficus

Homotoma ficus --det. G. Arakelian

Moved from Triozidae.

yaaay!! new family for the guide, btw.

… v belov, 17 June, 2013 - 11:42am

i'm smitten... thanks again, Joyce

pls try to find more to ascertain host association

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 13 June, 2013 - 12:53pm

thanks v

I forgot about Psylloidea!

I'll look for more to see if I can figure out if the fig is really what they like.

There are lots of different plants in my yard, many of them not native, and it seems that more than half the insects aren't native either...

… Joyce Gross, 13 June, 2013 - 3:45pm

i must admit i know squat about psyllids,

...beyond the obvious fact they are ubercool, but the beast does look a bit out of place; must be an alien indeed.
hope Dennis Haines recognizes it --or shows it to a psyllid expert

… v belov, 13 June, 2013 - 3:52pm

fig

I found 10-12 more today on two different fig trees in my yard. Seems that's what they really like. I looked a bit on other nearby plants and didn't happen to notice any on non-figs.

… Joyce Gross, 14 June, 2013 - 1:33am