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Treebeard: Native ants (Formicidae) tending aphids (Aphididae)
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Treebeard: Tiny planthopper (Fulgoroidea, Homoptera) - maybe an Issid Planthopper (Issidae)?
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Treebeard: Planthopper (Membracidae, Fulgoroidea, Homoptera) on leaf of unusual Shreve Oak (Quercus shrevei, Fagaceae))
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Treebeard: Scale insects (Coccoidea, Homoptera) on Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis, Asteraceae)
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Treebeard: Tiny Whitefly (Aleyrodidae, Homoptera) on Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae)
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Treebeard: "Lupine aphids" - tiny aphids (Aphididae, Homoptera) on Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: Winged alate form of a "lupine aphid" (Aphididae, Homoptera) on Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: "Lupine Aphids" (Aphididae, Homoptera) on a leaf of Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: Pupa of a Whitefly (Alerodidae, Homoptera)?
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Treebeard: Tiny Planthopper (Fulgoroidea, Homoptera)
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Treebeard: Beautiful blood-red aphids (Aphididae, Homoptera) on native Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis, Asteraceae)
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Treebeard: "Lupine Aphids" (Aphididae, Homoptera) on Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: Planthopper insect (Issidae, Fulgoroidea, Homoptera) - maybe Danepteryx robusta?
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Treebeard: Dark aphids (Aphididae, Homoptera) - is the lower one squeezing out a baby?
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Treebeard: Large aphid "fundatrix" squeezing out a baby while Parasitic Wasp (Braconidae?, Hymenoptera) threatens
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Treebeard: "Lupine Aphids" (my name) (Aphididae, Homoptera) on stem of Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae)
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Treebeard: New flower head of California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula, Caprifoliaceae) infested with aphids (Aphididae, Homoptera)
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Treebeard: Larva of a Syrphid Flower Fly (Syrphidae, Diptera) approaching a "Lupine Aphid" (Aphididae, Homoptera)
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Treebeard: Herd of "Lupine Aphids" (Aphididae, Homoptera) on stem of Canyon Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae) - following their "fundatrice"?
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Treebeard: Frothy work of Spittle Bugs aka Froghoppers (Aphrophoridae, Homoptera) on Trask's Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon traskiae, Hydrophyllaceae)
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Treebeard: Remarkable little Treehopper (Membracidae, Fulgoroidea, Homoptera)
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Treebeard: Lady Beetle larvae (Coccinellidae, Coleoptera) and "Lupine Aphids" (Aphididae, Homoptera) with Parasitic Wasps (Hymenoptera) inside!
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Treebeard: Aphid husks (Aphididae, Homoptera) with wasp pupae inside
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Treebeard: Tiny Mealy Bug (Pseudococcidae, Homoptera) insects fruit of Basket Bush (Rhus trilobata, Anacardiaceae)
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Treebeard: Tiny ants (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) tending a colony of Aphids (Aphididae, Homoptera) on a grass blade
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Treebeard: Treehopper (Membracidae, Fulgoroidea, Homoptera) on a leaf of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae)
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Treebeard: Planthopper (Fulgoroidea, Homoptera) on leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae) - Issid Planthopper (Issidae), maybe genus Thionia?
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Treebeard: Planthopper (Fulgoroidea, Homoptera) on leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae) - Issid Planthopper (Issidae), maybe genus Thionia?
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Treebeard: Face-to-face with a Treehopper (Membracidae, Homoptera) on Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae)
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Treebeard: Treehopper (Membracidae, Homoptera) on Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae)