Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pecan Spittlebug (Clastoptera achatina)

Pecan Spittlebug Clastoptera achatina Germar, 1839

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Clastopteridae > Genus Clastoptera Pecan Spittlebug - Clastoptera achatina - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/15594

Hosts are the hickories (Carya).

There are 20 records in the project database.

A Pecan Spittlebug in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/23/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Pecan Spittlebug in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2014). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pecan Spittlebug's face in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2014). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A mating pair of Pecan Spittlebugs in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Pecan Spittlebug in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Pecan Spittlebug in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/17/2022). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Douglas Hooper via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Pecan Spittlebug in Harford Co., Maryland (7/5/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Pecan Spittlebug in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2015). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Pecan Spittlebug in Harford Co., Maryland (11/23/2015). Identified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Pecan Spittlebug in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/30/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

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