k8payaso, your insect is one of the Wheel Bugs, the top image shows the spiky wheel atop the thorax; the iridescense is not an identifying feature in this case. They are considered beneficial.
seedy, cicadas are very firm-bodied and stiff-winged and do not succumb easily.
Thanks! Kinda reminded me of a triceratops but I can see the âwheelâ. I wondered if it might be a bug predator. He seemed to be on the look out but not chomping any leaves. Unusual.
Helmeted Squash Bug or similar species. I will investigate further.
Upon further study, too many look-alikes to be sure. The images above are not the best angles for ID. Your insects are certainly in the leaf-footed bug family, all are plant eaters, so not considered beneficial.
Iâm failing to Google an answer (or find one here). I also didnât have my phone or a camera with me⌠Bottom side of apple tree limbs, a âtuftâ of white âcottonyâ bugs or bug eggs or something⌠The trees are reacting, a âknotâ of woody material wherever they are. Multiple trees, multiple instances of them, Probably something common that Iâm just not yet familiar with. What might it be?
If I didnât squish them all Iâll try get a pic. If Wooly Apple Aphids cause a âgrowthâ on the bark then perhaps thatâs what they are. Pics are similar at least⌠Thanks.
Do they cause growths on limbs like this? I couldnât find any to photograph with much of the white âcottonyâ stuff present. I had âsquishedâ them alreadyâŚ