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Amidst the Spittle - Lepyronia quadrangularis
Copyright © 2006 Stephen Cresswell

Amidst the Spittle - Lepyronia quadrangularis
Stonecoal WMA, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
June 15, 2006
Two-lined Spittlebugs are awfully common in my county, and that may be what this is. Any ID help appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 18 June, 2006 - 7:09am
Last updated 11 July, 2008 - 5:23pm

Moved
Moved from Spittlebugs.
… john and jane balaban, 11 July, 2008 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

not Prosapia
Prosapia nymphs have the head distinctly narrower than the thorax.
… Andy Hamilton, 11 July, 2008 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

Philaenarcys?
Two-lined spittle bugs nymphs are usually pale, but I admit that they are seldom seen, and might come in other colors. This looks more like Philaenarcys bilineata, which feeds on tall grasses (Calamagrostis) in wet places. In what habitat did you find this insect?
… Andy Hamilton, 20 June, 2006 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Daylily
This fellow was on the large blade-like leaf of a daylily. The daylily was within a foot or two of a creek and within a hundred feet of a lake. Not a soggy location, but definitely water-side.
… Stephen Cresswell, 20 June, 2006 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Lepyronia quadrangularis
Claude Pilon has solved this one for us ... apparently the 4th instar nymph of Lepyronia quadrangularis is darkly banded like this, but the earlier instars and the 5th instar are all greenish without dark marks.
… Andy Hamilton, 22 June, 2006 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

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