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Unknown Bug . . . unknown species of Spittlebug - Philaenus spumarius
Copyright © 2017 © Tim Zurowski

Unknown Bug . . . unknown species of Spittlebug - Philaenus spumarius
Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 9, 2017
Size: 4 to 5 mm
Can I assume this is a variation of the same species, or is it a different species?
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Contributed by Tim Zurowski on 10 August, 2017 - 1:58pm
Last updated 10 August, 2017 - 5:50pm

Okay, thanks Ken :)
Okay, thanks Ken :)
… Tim Zurowski, 10 August, 2017 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spittlebugs.

I unlinked your images, as linking is reserved for different views of the same specimen. This is a Meadow Spittlebug. The other one may be the same species (it's quite variable) but I'm not quite as certain about that one so I'm leaving it at the family level for now.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 August, 2017 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

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