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Heterotoma planicornis
A small insect, about 2-3mm long. It has slender legs and two thick antennae with thing elements at the ends. Found on a morning glory.
Spotted on Sep 3, 2011
Submitted on Sep 4, 2011
2 Comments
Oh, wow! You're good! Thanks a bunch for your help!
This was a tough one. I've never seen anything like it and had to check in several orders, but it looks like Heterotoma planicornis, a Plant Bug in the family Miridae. A wonderful image for something so small.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/94168