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Flea Beetle - Longitarsus
Copyright © 2006 Mardon Erbland

Flea Beetle - Longitarsus
Logy Bay, N47º37.832'W052º41.253'(WGS84), Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
August 13, 2006
Size: 2mm
This 'bug' was very small; probably more like 1.8mm than 2mm. I don't think that it really looks like a spittlebug, but I'm wondering if it is one because of it's jumping ability. This critter would spontaneously jump straight up in the air with lots of force. I was amazed. That's my main reason for asking if it's a spittlebug. Am I on the wrong track?

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 13 August, 2006 - 8:00pm
Last updated 18 December, 2006 - 7:57am

Moved
Moved from Flea Beetles.
… Mardon Erbland, 18 December, 2006 - 5:40am login or register to post comments

It's definitely a beetle, by those wing cases,
but you need look no further than those incredible thighs to explain the jumping ability. Flea beetle springs to mind - pardon the pun :) - but I can't tell you for sure.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 13 August, 2006 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the Flea Beetle Suggestion
These images certainly do look like the flea beetles, so I've moved them to the guide page for Tribe Alticini - Flea Beetles.
… Mardon Erbland, 15 August, 2006 - 6:05am login or register to post comments

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