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Banded Spittlebug
Tomaspis inca
16.73, -92.97
Field Notes
Description:
A lovely pair of banded Spittlebug adults, one with red eyes and one with a more black-red colored eye. About 1.5 cm long. Family Cercopidae. The nymphs of this family typically bury themselves in a thick ball of foamy spittle so they can feed on plant sap unmolested by predators. See this spotting for a picture of the spittle. It is also quite sticky. (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2000906002/fullscreen)
Habitat:
Forest, Chorreadero Park, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico.
Reference Links:
NaturaLista · Huaina inca
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Photographed
PublishedFebruary 21, 2016
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