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Phylloscelis pallescens - No Common Name


© Solomon Hendrix
© Solomon Hendrix
© Solomon Hendrix
Taxonomy
Family: DICTYOPHARIDAE
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: Pale to brownish overall, sometimes even blackish, with white speckling all over the body and wings. There is a white band near the tip of each leg as well. Adults are around 5 mm long. See here for an image of a live adult, and here for several images of pinned specimens: (1), (2), (3).
Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Eastern and central United States, Ontario, and Mexico (UDEL)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrowleaf mountainmint; Lamiaceae) (UDEL)
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Phylloscelis pallescens No Common Name

Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male from Hamilton County, TN		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male from Hamilton County, TN
Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male from Hamilton County, TN		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male from Hamilton County, TN