some very freshly molted thistle lacebug (Tingis cardui) siblings, with the first one still in the process of inflating its soon-to-be-fancy wings. unsurprisingly, these guys are quite common on thistles, but the nymphs tend to hide in the flowers
an older adult for comparison. they retain some of the white from the teneral individuals above, not the most elaborate lacebugs in the world by any means but still very pretty
(June 10th, 2025 for the teneral individuals, April 24th, 2025 for the other one)












