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Dogwood Spittlebug

Dogwood Spittlebug
Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, USA
May 28, 2019
Size: .25"
I believe these are nymphs of the dogwood spittlebug, Clastoptera proteus. Found in a pile of spittle in a leaf axil on red osier dogwood in Ellicott City, 5/28/2019.

Frassed
Moved from True Hoppers.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Can't this be moved from ID R
Can't this be moved from ID Request then?

Certainly a hemip nymph
I'd say you're probably correct, though I'm not super familiar with their nymphs.

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