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Spittle Bug mass

Family: Cercopidae

Photo by Kya
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

White sticky foamy baubbles on the branch of a plant, I don't know whether if these are the eggs in brooding pool layed by a kind of insect (perhaps like, praying mantis?).

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Cercopidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Kya
Thank you for your knowledge Roragen!
KeithRoragen
Spittle Bug - Cercopidae. The nymph of a bug feeds on plant juices and surrounds itself with a protective fluid.

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PublishedJune 24, 2013

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