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Tiny Bug - Philaenus spumarius
Copyright © 2012 Wendy Guler

Tiny Bug - Philaenus spumarius
Klehm Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
July 7, 2012
Size: 6 mm or less
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Contributed by Wendy Guler on 14 December, 2012 - 10:51pm
Last updated 19 December, 2012 - 5:16pm

Meadow Spittlebug
Moved from Spittlebugs.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 19 December, 2012 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Free-living Hemipterans.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 December, 2012 - 12:32am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Spittlebug of some kind. Dr. Hamilton will be able to tell you more.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 December, 2012 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

 
I'm thinking ...
possibly a Prairie Spittlebug

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 15 December, 2012 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
Philaenus spumarius
sorry, just another meadow spittlebug (note the dark spots at the tip of the head)
… Andy Hamilton, 19 December, 2012 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

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