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Lonjaw - Tetragnatha
Lonjaw - Tetragnatha
Elysburg, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 12, 2011
Nicely patterned longjaw.

Lopidea? - Lopidea
Lopidea? - Lopidea
Columbia, Shelter Gardens, Boone County, Missouri, USA
June 15, 2011
Was perched on a leaf of a flower. Genus Lopidea or something close at least?

Appalachian Azure - Celastrina neglectamajor
Appalachian Azure - Celastrina neglectamajor
Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 15, 2011
eggs on Actaea [Cimicifuga] racemosa

lightning bug - Photuris
lightning bug - Photuris
Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 15, 2011
2 of 2 images of this specimen.

lightning bug - Photuris
lightning bug - Photuris
Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 15, 2011
1 of 2 images of this specimen.

Treehopper on Mesquite branch - Stictopelta
Treehopper on Mesquite branch - Stictopelta
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
May 31, 2011
Size: approx 2 - 3 mm
Small treehopper on flowering Velvet mesquite branch; dry mesquite forest area; elev. 2700 feet

Katydid nymph
Katydid nymph
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
May 28, 2011
Size: approx 15 mm
4 of 4 images of this specimen.

Gold Bug - Ectobius lapponicus
Gold Bug - Ectobius lapponicus
Kittery, York County, Maine, USA
June 15, 2011
Size: 3/4 inch
Looked quite gold in the sun. It would hop from leaf to leaf. Not particularly shy, but would try to crawl to the underside of the leaf. Would fly if harrassed.

Katydid nymph
Katydid nymph
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
May 28, 2011
Size: approx 15 mm
3 of 4 images of this specimen.

Hypsosinga cf. rubens - Hypsosinga funebris
Hypsosinga cf. rubens - Hypsosinga funebris
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 15, 2011
1 of 5 images of this specimen.
I'll take more shots later. I feel like I should know this one, so I'm curious NOW!