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Spittlebug

Cercopidae sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny (3mm) bug.

Reference Links:

hopper - Aphrodes bicinctus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KarenL
This little guy doesn't have spines on his legs so according to bugguide this makes him a spittlebug! It seems a huge genus so I think I will leave it at that unless someone else recognizes the exact species. Thanks S Frazier & misako - we got there in the end!
Scott Frazier
Or froghopper/spittlebug http://tolweb.org/Cercopoidea/10825 ?
KarenL
Thanks for the tip misako!

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PublishedOctober 5, 2011

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