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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) » Aphrodinae » Xestocephalini » Xestocephalus » Xestocephalus similis
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leafhopper - Xestocephalus similis
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

leafhopper - Xestocephalus similis
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 2, 2009
Size: ~3-4mm est.
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 4 January, 2010 - 11:08am
Last updated 18 December, 2010 - 3:55pm

Moved
Moved from Leafhoppers.
… Ilona L., 6 January, 2010 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Xestocephalus
Look around in genus Xestocephalus
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 5 January, 2010 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Xestocephalus similis
A new state record, and unusually far north; but we also have 2 records from southern Ontario.

The characteristic pale spot near the wing tip shows up very clearly in this photo.
… Andy Hamilton, 6 January, 2010 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Xestocephalus
Looks like a good match. Thanks.
… Ilona L., 5 January, 2010 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

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