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Sunflower Spittlebug (Clastoptera xanthocephala)
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Copyright © 2008
Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
Hopper vs. Spittlebug - Gathering_2008 -
Clastoptera xanthocephala
Great Smoky Mountains National Park - near Newfound Gap, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: less than 5mm
Found during BugGuide Gathering 2008.
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Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
on 23 August, 2008 - 10:12pm
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 8:47am
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I put this in the guide. If this was Newfound Gap, then this is one of the North Carolina spots, Swain County.
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Mike Boone
, 4 September, 2008 - 7:30am
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Thanks, Mike
I edited it to North Carolina.
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Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
, 4 September, 2008 - 8:46am
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Clastoptera xanthocephala
The sunflower spittlebug.
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Andy Hamilton
, 25 August, 2008 - 9:04am
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