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Sunflower Spittlebug

Clastoptera xanthocephala

Photo by MelindaKiser
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Did not move.

Habitat:

Found on goldenrod leaf (I think) in a ditch.

Reference Links:

Species Clastoptera xanthocephala - Sunflower Spittlebug - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
It looks like a froghopper to me. Spittlebug... Cercopidae

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