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Campylenchia latipes
<0.5cm, black thorn shaped helmet and body
on stem of goldenrod in meadow
ADDED NEW CLEARER PICTURE OF SAME SPECIES 23SEPT2013, also on goldenrod stem in meadow. These sure like plant thorns when spotted from any angle.
Nice Treehopper! This would be a nice addition to The Hoppers mission:http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096480