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Dogwood Spittlebug (Clastoptera proteus)
Photo#424257
Copyright © 2010
Michele Fuhrer Hurt
Treehopper -
Clastoptera proteus
Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
June 26, 2010
Size: ~1/4inch
Contributed by
Michele Fuhrer Hurt
on 10 July, 2010 - 8:26am
Last updated 4 September, 2015 - 10:25pm
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 13 July, 2010 - 3:24pm
Spittlebug, I think.
Reminds me of
Clastoptera
:
Dr. Hamilton will be able to say for sure, and probably give you a species.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 10 July, 2010 - 9:07am
Clastoptera proteus
yes
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Andy Hamilton
, 13 July, 2010 - 7:38am