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Oak Leaf Gall Midge (Polystepha pilulae)Observer
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On water oak.
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Aceria quercerinaObserver
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Leaf galls on southern live oak.
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americana)Observer
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Fresh egg mass on a black cherry twig.
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Anthaxia quercataObserver
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Found wandering on leaves of a small persimmon tree. Tried to collect it for close-ups, but it got away.
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Clay-colored Leaf Beetle (Anomoea laticlavia)Observer
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Many individuals were swarming over a small persimmon tree, with significant feeding damage on the leaves.
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Oak Treehopper (Platycotis vittata)Observer
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I noticed some water oak leaves that were wet from honeydew, so I looked upwards, and found a colony of oak treehopper nymphs (juveniles) on a twig of the same tree. Facing towards them from a few inches further up on the twig was a lone adult. This is likely their mother; the females of this species are known to stay and keep watch over their young, and try to chase off any predators that threaten them. They will even sacrifice themselves to the predator if necessary.
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Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid (Pachypsylla venusta)Observer
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On Celtis laevigata.
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Oak Treehopper (Platycotis vittata)Observer
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On Quercus hemisphaerica.
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Red Bay Psyllid (Trioza magnoliae)Observer
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On Persea borbonia. A rather extreme rate of infestation.
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Camel Treehopper (Smilia camelus)Observer
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On Quercus nigra.
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Agrilus dozieriObserver
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Length 6.9 mm. Found resting on a hickory leaflet.
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Hardwood Stump Borer (Mallodon dasystomus)Observer
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Peeled some bark off of a dead pignut hickory, and found this guy hiding beneath.
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Eugnamptus striatusObserver
eickwortDescription
Beetles about 4 mm long. Several found on young leaves of a small pignut hickory with heavy hole-feeding damage (I presume from these beetles). This is a Florida precinctive species, and I'm not sure whether the adult feeding behavior has been recorded previously.
Also the first BugGuide record for the species, posted here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2346813
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Definite Tussock Moth (Orgyia definita)Observer
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The much less common, third species of Orgyia found in Florida. Found it on a sparkleberry bush, but I did not observe it feeding.
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Red-edged Saperda (Saperda lateralis)Observer
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Found on leaves of a Carya glabra sapling. I did not observe it feeding, but there is a small line of damage along a leaf vein that is similar to adult feeding patterns that are known for this genus.
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Caliroa liturataObserver
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Window-feeding on lower surface of Chickasaw plum leaves. The larva in the close-up pictures has an egg on it, I'm guessing of a tachinid fly.
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Observer
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On a dead pignut hickory that's infested with multiple bark beetle and wood borer species. It appears to be trying to extract a Scolytus quadridentatus beetle that was tunneling in.
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Hickory Jewel Beetle (Dicerca lurida)Observer
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One of a couple of adults that was flying around and walking on a dead pignut hickory.
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Temnoscheila acutaObserver
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On a dead pignut hickory that was infested with bark beetles and other species (recorded separately).
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Thione championiObserver
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Length 4.6 mm. Multiple specimens collected from bark and wood galleries (except for one that I found walking on the bark surface) in a dead hickory - I suspect that they were originally Euplatypus compositus galleries, but I'm not certain. I've shared the samples with coleopterists at FDACS-DPI, and gotten in touch with Tommy McElrath at the University of Illinois, who studies this group.
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Hickory Bark Beetle (Scolytus quadrispinosus)Observer
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5.1 mm long, collected on the outer bark of a dead hickory. My field pictures were all blurry, but I took some microscope images. Later in the day, I went back to the tree with Dr. Andrew Johnson (FDACS-DPI and UF/IFAS), and we collected more specimens from galleries in the tree.
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Oak Shothole Leafminer (Japanagromyza viridula)Observer
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Many leaf mines seen on young developing leaves of turkey oak. Frass inside mines is in dark lumps and streaks. Found a dipteran larva inside.
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Dryocosmus archboldiObserver
eickwortDescription
On Quercus hemisphaerica. Hollow interior with a free-rolling larval cell.
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Gouty Vein Midge (Dasineura communis)Observer
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On Florida maple. Upright, somewhat pedunculate leaf galls (about 4.5 mm tall by 2 mm at widest) on lower leaf surfaces, along leaf veins. Attachment site has a puckered appearance on upper leaf surface. Cecidomyiid larvae found within galls.
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Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)Observer
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On a heat-stressed planted ash (Fraxinus sp.).
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Pawpaw Polypore (Phylloporia amplectens)Observer
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On smallflower pawpaw. This fungus is specific to pawpaw species. Not the cleanest specimen, but I did retain it for drying/preservation if anyone wants it.
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Favolus brasiliensisObserver
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On undetermined hardwood log.