Maryland Biodiversity Project - Red-legged Spittlebug (Prosapia ignipectus)

Red-legged Spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch, 1856)

Synonyms: Black Spittlebug.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Cercopidae > Genus Prosapia Red-legged Spittlebug - Prosapia ignipectus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19712

There are 2 records in the project database.

A Red-legged Spittlebug in Harford Co., Maryland (7/15/2018). Verified by Kyle Kittelberger/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Red-legged Spittlebug in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

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