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Stripey spittle bug

Cercopidae = family

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Two nymphal instars of a spittlebug.

Habitat:

The spittle is forming on grass.

Notes:

Here is a spittle-bug (Bathyllus albicinctus) on grass (actually two of them) for an ID suspect.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15851079 http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/3317

Reference Links:

Sighting - BowerBird

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Cercopidae = family http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/5766 http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/cercopid/species/aaustral.htm

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2013

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