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Xantholobus nigrocinctus
Photo#101259
Copyright © 2007
Graham Montgomery
Another leafhopper -
Xantholobus nigrocinctus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
March 31, 2007
Can be frassed later.
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Contributed by
Graham Montgomery
on 2 April, 2007 - 7:43pm
Last updated 31 May, 2023 - 3:45pm
Moved
Moved from
Vanduzea
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Solomon Hendrix
, 31 May, 2023 - 3:45pm
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Vanduzeea
Not a species I can recognize, but I don't know the TX fauna. It looks shinier than any of the northern species.
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Andy Hamilton
, 4 April, 2007 - 8:24am
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Thanks
I'll move it there.
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Graham Montgomery
, 4 April, 2007 - 5:02pm
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Not leafhopper.
This is a treehopper, family Membracidae. Wouldn't frass this. The texture of the exoskeleton is very nicely illustrated by this image.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 3 April, 2007 - 3:11pm
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Thanks
I won't frass it then. These guys really are pretty. Thanks for the correction.
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Graham Montgomery
, 3 April, 2007 - 6:11pm
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