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Leafhopper - Scaphytopius acutus

Leafhopper - Scaphytopius acutus
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 7, 2006
Size: 5mm
Does enough of the face show, and is this Scaphytopius acutus?

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I remembered to get the face this time, and it payed off.

Scaphytopius acutus
The common northern species. It differs from the blueberry leafhopper, S. vaccinium, in having a yellow rather than a brown face.

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