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Dogwood Spittlebug
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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.
Contributed by justschaeffer on 31 July, 2019 - 3:52pm
Last updated 24 June, 2022 - 1:32pm

Frassed
Moved from True Hoppers.
… Solomon Hendrix, 24 June, 2022 - 1:32pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 18 December, 2021 - 8:22pm

Can't this be moved from ID R
Can't this be moved from ID Request then?
… Silas J. Eckhardt, 17 December, 2021 - 9:03pm

Certainly a hemip nymph
I'd say you're probably correct, though I'm not super familiar with their nymphs.
… Tyler Hedlund, 20 October, 2020 - 8:13am

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