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Dark Spittlebug

Tonnoiria tasmaniae

Description:

Small spittlebugs about 5 mm long with two broad bands of white stippling. Outer margins of the wings showed a reddish tinge. There were a couple of totally black spittlebugs - ? black morphs.

Habitat:

Tall tufted grass in a nature reserve.

Notes:

http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax... Family: Cercopidae This family of spittlebugs are also called Froghoppers

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Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 7, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013

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