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Species? - Stictocephala taurina
Copyright © 2006 john and jane balaban

Species? - Stictocephala taurina
Balaban backkyard, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 8, 2006
Size: ~6mm
We found this little guy in the backyard hanging around the neighbor's Norway Maple saplings. Can it be identified to species?

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Species? - Stictocephala taurina Species? - Stictocephala taurina
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 18 July, 2006 - 9:47pm
Last updated 28 July, 2006 - 12:29am

Ceresa
Probably C. taurina, which tends to have large, pale spots.
… Andy Hamilton, 26 July, 2006 - 1:41pm

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