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Diamond-backed spittlebug (nymph)

Lepyronia quadrangularis

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Description:

4 mm long

Habitat:

Meadow

1 Species ID Suggestions

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago
Diamondbacked Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularis Species Lepyronia quadrangularis - Diamondbacked Spittlebug - BugGuide.Net


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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Cindy & Tamir!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

I'm not 100% sure since BugGuide doesn't have any pics of this species yet from your state but it seems like a match to me :)

Tamir
Tamir 11 years ago

Yea, I would say its a Spittlebug.

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KarenL
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KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

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