2020 June 3 morning

 

   This morning, a whole bunch of small unidentified insects – one by Jeremy Tatum, the rest by Mr E.  Suggestions would be gratefully received.  I have labelled them with tentative identifications – mostly at Order level.

 

The first, a small moth reared from Garry Oak on Christmas Hill.   Family Plutellidae, Subfamily Ypsolophinae, or, as some taxonomists would have it,  Family Ypsolophidae.   Somewhat resembles Ypsolopha cervella, also known as Abebaea cervella, but may be a different species.

 

Plutellidae – Ypsolophinae   Jeremy Tatum

 

Probably nymph of a bug (Hemiptera)   Mr E

Hemiptera-Homoptera      Mr E

Hemiptera nymph?   Mr E

Diptera?    Mr E

Diptera?    Mr E

   We are grateful to Dr Ed Mockford (Illinois State University) and to Scott Gilmore for the identification of the next insect.  Dr Mockford writes: The species was probably introduced from Europe but is now widespread on both east and west coasts of North America.  Dr Mockford also kindly pointed out that two other photographs in today’s posting, which I had originally labelled Psocoptera, are, in fact, Hemiptera-Homoptera.

Bark louse Graphoscopus cruciatus (Pso.: Stenopsocidae)     Mr E

Ladybird beetle larva (Col.: Coccinellidae)  Mr E

Class Insecta (Can’t go below that!)  Mr E

Hemiptera – Homoptera     Mr E

  More small unidentified insects to come…