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Beetle, maybe - Prosapia bicincta
Copyright © 2005 John Fox

Beetle, maybe - Prosapia bicincta
South of Chincoteague, seaside of the Eastern Shore, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
July 16, 2005
Size: ~ 1/2"
The orange transverse lines seem pretty distinct. I found a few insects with a similar pattern on Buguide, but not the thin lines, or the red legs and underside coloring. The transverse line on the thorax is red.

This is likely a common insect as I saw what was surely the same species tonight in Arlington, in Northern Virginia.

Thanks,

John Fox
Arlington, VA

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Contributed by John Fox on 20 July, 2005 - 12:09am
Last updated 27 July, 2005 - 4:52pm

Two-Lined Spittlebug
This is the Two-Lined Spittlebug. The common name for this group comes from the larva's habit of surrounding itself with a froth that looks for all the world like spit.

The scientific name is Prosapia bicincta and the family is Homoptera—the Cicadas and Hoppers.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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