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spotted these weirdos holding some sort of ritual on a honeysuckle leaf
Are these aphids? Are they red because of carotenoid synthesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid#Carot...
Spotted on Apr 16, 2012
Submitted on Aug 1, 2013
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Most probably Coreidae nymphs, Leaf-footed Bug nymphs. Do you have a closer picture or can you make a crop to get a little bit more details. Usually the nymphs are a nightmare to ID and yours are too young to get closer.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/17488/bgim...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/700584/bgi...