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Dogwood Spittlebugs (mating) - Clastoptera proteus - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Dogwood Spittlebugs (mating) - Clastoptera proteus - Male Female
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
July 5, 2006
Size: ~3 mm
Not the best shot in the world, but it illustrates the dimorphism between sexes. I assume the smaller one is the male? If so, we can probably sex the other images in the guide based on markings...
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 5 July, 2006 - 6:19pm

Clastoptera proteus
The sexes do differ in size, but not in color. The markings are quite variable in both sexes, which is why it is called "proteus" (protean ="changeable").
… Andy Hamilton, 6 July, 2006 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

 
Good info
Thanks Andy!
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 8 July, 2006 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

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