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Entylia carinata
Treehopper being tended to by a couple ants. I saw this adult on this same leaf for over a week, but it was always alone. The last time I saw this kind of hopper, it was in a large group being tended: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/403... (on the same plant)
Mexican sunflower in a shady, suburban backyard
E. carinata are often tended by ants, protected in exchange for the honeydew they secrete from anal tubes.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2015
Submitted on Aug 7, 2015
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