Psyllidae
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
3/05/2009 Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington
11 - Male diplaying to female with wings held aloft.
These tiny plant bugs appeared on some willow buds in early March 2009 at the mouth of the Elwha River, in Washington State. I have not seen them in subsequent years. Compare the shape of these true bugs, (Order Hemiptera) with the largest true bugs, cicadas (see menu).
The plant host appears to be Hooker Willow, Salix hookeriana, based on Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Pairs appeared to be mating, and I captured video of mating behaivor. The male, on the right at the begining of the video, elevates his wings as he walks beside the female.