Two-lined Spittlebug Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Cercopidae   >   Genus Prosapia   

Description:

The pair of lines crossing over the elytra are diagnostic. The color of these lines can range from yellow to orangish-red, or they can be completely missing.

There are 313 records in the project database.

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A Two-lined Spittlebug in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Washington Co., Maryland (7/12/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebugs (Prosapia bicincta) in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/1/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/19/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). Photo by Brandon Woo. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug collected in Montgomery Co., Maryland. Image enhanced by by Karie Darrow. Photo by Gary Hevel. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/8/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Cambridge, Maryland (7/1/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/11/2023). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2016). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2020). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2015). Photo by P. Merz. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug in Charles Co., Maryland (9/23/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Two-lined Spittlebugs in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2013). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Two-lined Spittlebug falls prey to a Starbellied Orbweaver in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/16/2014). Photo by Bill Adams. (MBP list)


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