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Enchanter's nightshade leafhopper - Erasmoneura nigra
Copyright © 2013 Charley Eiseman

Enchanter's nightshade leafhopper - Erasmoneura nigra
Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 15, 2013
Size: 2.8 mm
Reared from a nymph on Circaea lutetiana collected (accidentally) on 7/6/2013.

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Enchanter's nightshade leafhopper - Erasmoneura nigra Enchanter's nightshade leafhopper - Erasmoneura nigra
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 8 December, 2013 - 11:00pm
Last updated 23 January, 2018 - 2:08pm

Moved
C. lutetiana is listed as a host plant for nigra and not atra

Moved from Erasmoneura atra.
… Kyle Kittelberger, 23 January, 2018 - 2:08pm

Moved
Moved from Leafhoppers.
Thanks--that has to be it. Apparently this is a newly documented host record:

Also, based on Andy's comment here it was not known to occur in the Northeast until recently:
… Charley Eiseman, 9 December, 2013 - 6:05am

Erythroneura atra I think
Here's another on Enchanter's Nightshade
… Chris Mallory, 9 December, 2013 - 12:52am

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