Arthropod enjoyer + nature enthusiast. Graduated with a bachelor's in conservation biology, hoping to go back to school for an entomology related degree. I'm not an expert, but I do my best to research a species and genus before I submit an ID.

Resources I use for ID:

https://bugguide.net/node/view/3/bgpage

https://marylandbiodiversity.com/index.php

Various field guide books, mostly peterson and princeton field guides
One that I think deserves a shout out: https://www.owlflyllc.com/publishing/the-social-wasps-of-north-america

For planthoppers specifically:
https://sites.udel.edu/planthoppers/north-america/

https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/index.php

Guides I haven't got to yet but I've heard theyre great:
https://sites.google.com/view/flyguide/species-guides/dolichopodidae/

https://www.invertebratezoology.org/cranefly/idkeys.htm