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Leafhopper? - Scaphytopius
Copyright © 2018 Joseph Montes de Oca

Leafhopper? - Scaphytopius
Tropical Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
September 28, 2018
Size: 4-5mm
HD Video of it cleaning itself (?) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMjhFBJ3p08
iNaturalist observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17246709

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Leafhopper? - Scaphytopius Leafhopper? - Scaphytopius
Contributed by Joseph Montes de Oca on 6 October, 2018 - 10:44am
Last updated 6 October, 2018 - 9:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyle Kittelberger, 6 October, 2018 - 9:48pm

Correct, a leafhopper
Genus Scaphytopius
… John Schneider, 6 October, 2018 - 1:35pm

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