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Spittlebug in a foothills wetland - Philaenus spumarius

Spittlebug in a foothills wetland - Philaenus spumarius
Valley Bend WMA, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
June 1, 2009
Size: 6 mm
Cool day in the foothills of Randolph County (605 m elevation), in a meadow above an extensive wetlands.

Moved
Moved from Spittlebugs.

Thank-you Andy!

Philaenus spumarius
you really need to get to know the meadow spittlebug, because it is so very, very common ... look for those two tiny black dots at the tip of the head, which are clearly visible (except in the all-black color variety)

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