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Thrips

Photo by LealikiKanoa
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Field Notes

Notes:

I always run into these little arthropods within folded up leaves. The black individual seems to be the mature one, while the beige-white individuals are larvae, I presume.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
oxyjack
You're welcome! And you're right, the paler ones are the juveniles.
oxyjack
That tiny little insect is a thrips. (yes thrips is both singular and plural, no idea why).

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