Weird white fly - any one know what it is????

[Gary Anweiler]

Looks to me like a wooley aphid.  I  believe this is what Harvester
Butterflies use as hosts.

Gary
<ekinsman at rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:BxeYa.34708$I_3.4630 at twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I was walking and came across this little white fly - it moved like a
piece
> of dust in the wind.  It only flew for about a foot before settling on a
> leaf.
> The magnification was about 2x on a 35 mm neg and I estimate the size was
> 4mm.
> I have looked on both the web and a number of insect ID books, but I still
> have no idea what it is.
> please see an image at:
> http://www.sciencephotography.com/users/ekinsman/fly/mysteryfly.jpg
> Thank you for taking the time to look at the picture.
>
>
> Ted
>
>
>



 
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