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Carposina ottawana or fernaldana? Tough call, but it looks more similar to ottawana to me.

it was about 1mm - 1.5mm in length apx, small enough that even at 2-3x I had to crop significantly

for the larvae. I've observed these aphids before already, found these larvae in a few spots around the stems of this plant

Probably the most beautiful white I’ve ever seen on the keel of the cephalothorax.

Mold on Hydnoporia?

Parasitic larva attached to Theridion sp. beat from pine tree, will try to rear larva, also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1523012

Attached to abdomen of fly which came to UV light.
Transparent, forelegs reddish, abdomen greenish (recent molt?).
Fly posted at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136426044.