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9-AUG-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Treehopper (Enchenopa latipes)

This is yet another example of a treehopper with a thorn-like projection over its head. This one was found on Queen Anne's Lace but is most often seen on goldenrods. It is slightly larger than the Enchenopa I saw a week or so ago, and in many respects more striking. This was found in an area of high insect activity. I got out of the car, walked about 40 feet, and got stopped for the next 30 or 40 minutes looking at all the activity around a large patch of Canada goldenrod with a nearby small stand of Queen Anne's lace. There were hover flies of several species, various bumblebee species, yellowjackets, vespids, potter wasps, mason wasps, soldier flies, greenbottle flies, locut borer beetles, Pennsylvania leatherwing beetles, sweat bees, honey bees, Isodontia wasps, and this little guy!

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