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Spittlebug - Philaronia abjecta
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Spittlebug - Philaronia abjecta
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
July 15, 2008
Size: 2mm (3/32")
Spittlebug in....spittle. Is this a nymph ?
Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 16 July, 2008 - 7:56am
Last updated 22 October, 2008 - 8:14pm

Moved
Moved from Spittlebugs.
… john and jane balaban, 22 October, 2008 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 16 July, 2008 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

spittlebug nymph
Please watch for adult spittlebugs; this nymph is unknown, and may belong to a rare genus (Philaronia) with a single western species in the USA (plus one even rarer species in the east and several in Mexico). It's not the common prairie spittlebug genus (Philaenarcys) whose nymphs have black stripes across each segment.
… Andy Hamilton, 16 July, 2008 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

 
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Ok. There are quite a few of these in the area that I found this one. Should I collect some of these as well ?
… Sam Houston, 16 July, 2008 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

 
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Andy,
I collected a couple of "spit wads". They are on Common Ragweed, which I collected with them.
I also caught one of the leafhoppers as you suggested....at least I believe it is the right one. I will try to catch some more tomorrow. I saw many but caught few. The little suckers are a lot harder to catch and put in a container than to just take pics of them.
Please email me outside of BugGuide and let me know how and where to send them.
… Sam Houston, 16 July, 2008 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

Philaronia abjecta
The single western species in the USA. I have seen nymphs from MT and they are also yellow-orange, like this one.
… Andy Hamilton, 16 July, 2008 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

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