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Prepops insitivus
Adult: head small, black, shorter than wide; body elliptical and all black except bright yellow pronotum and scutellum; legs and antennae black; antennae long and tapered. (information from BugGuide)
City park
I only managed one shot before it flew away.
I was curious to know what this is. Just a mere hobbyist nature enthusiast that likes to research, but it appears to be a nice sample of prepops insitivus.
They are a member of "plant bugs", a group of insects generally known to be crop pests by piercing leafs are drinking their juice, exposing them to pathogens if they aren't sucked dry.
Spotted on May 20, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013
