Spotted Lanternfly Nymph
When I photographed this, a few days ago at Conowingo Dam in Maryland, I had no idea what it was. I had never seen anything like it before. I made a guess that it was some type of planthopper, due to similarities in body structure. I was right but it also turned out to be a Spotted Lanternfly nymph. These are invasive and were never seen in Maryland until October of 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture askes to be notified of any Spotted Lanternfly sightings in Maryland and request that they be killed after taking a photo of them for reporting purposes.
Spotted Lanternfly Nymph
When I photographed this, a few days ago at Conowingo Dam in Maryland, I had no idea what it was. I had never seen anything like it before. I made a guess that it was some type of planthopper, due to similarities in body structure. I was right but it also turned out to be a Spotted Lanternfly nymph. These are invasive and were never seen in Maryland until October of 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture askes to be notified of any Spotted Lanternfly sightings in Maryland and request that they be killed after taking a photo of them for reporting purposes.