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leafhopper - Scaphytopius frontalis

leafhopper - Scaphytopius frontalis
Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
June 21, 2007

Thanks Andy
Moved from Scaphytopius.

Scaphytopius frontalis
This is easily the most distinctive species in this genus because it is so dark, and the face is so contrastingly pale (although you can't see the face in this view, the species is still instantly recognizable).

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