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Diamondback Spittlebug - Lepyronia quadrangularis
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Diamondback Spittlebug - Lepyronia quadrangularis
Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 11, 2020
Size: 8 mm
Found a lot of these in some grasses while sweeping for leafhoppers. The light was kinda funky on this one.

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Contributed by sbialik on 1 October, 2020 - 9:48am
Last updated 13 November, 2021 - 11:56am

Moved
Moved from Lepyronia.
… Solomon Hendrix, 13 November, 2021 - 11:56am

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