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Red-legged Spittlebug (Prosapia ignipecta)
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Copyright © 2016
Robert Lord Zimlich
Spittlebug -
Prosapia ignipecta
Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2011
Perhaps a
Red-legged Spittlebug
(
Prosapia ignipectus
)?
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 3 January, 2016 - 6:47pm
Last updated 31 March, 2023 - 7:49am
Moved
Moved from
Prosapia
.
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Solomon Hendrix
, 31 March, 2023 - 7:49am
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Moved
Moved from
Spittlebugs
.
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v belov
, 1 April, 2017 - 7:43pm
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Definitely Prosapia
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Kyle Kittelberger
, 1 April, 2017 - 5:52pm
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Looks as though P. bicincta could also be a possibility
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 3 January, 2016 - 7:32pm
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I question ID
Ken, I question that ID, as I cannot find
P. bicincta
that does not have visible bands, other. I'm thinking both are either
ignipectus
with darker legs or an unknown
Prosapia
.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 3 January, 2016 - 8:27pm
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