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Description:

It´s a kind o beetle, i think, black with red stripes.

Habitat:

It was on a coffee farm, near an active volcano: Volcán de Pacaya.

Notes:

The coffee farm is also near The Calderas Lagoon, the climate is cold near the september-January, but gets really hot during summer time (Feb-May). And rains a lot during raining season (May-Agst).

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Tomaspis Spittlebug
Tomaspis inca Otro insecto, rojo y negro - Foro de InfoJardín


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1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I guess this white spot behind the head is a reflection of light/flash?? It is a froghopper/spittlebug or Cercopidae, Tomaspis sp. and most probably Tomaspis inca.

elchichagt
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elchichagt

Spotted on Jun 11, 2012
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012

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