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Cixiid planthopper

Melanoliarus sp.

Photo by BugEric
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38.7352, -104.819

Field Notes

Description:

About 6 millimeters in body length. Otherwise, as shown.

Habitat:

By lights on exterior of park visitor center. Surrounding habitat is grassland on south-facing slope, with scattered Gambel's Oak thickets and mixed conifers, mostly pine and juniper.

Reference Links:

Genus Melanoliarus - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedOctober 16, 2015

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