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Family Machaerotidae - Tube Spittlebug from Chiang Dao Chiang-Mai Thailand Geotagged,Sigmasoma chakratongi,Summer,Thailand

Family Machaerotidae - Tube Spittlebug

from Chiang Dao Chiang-Mai Thailand

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Paul Dirksen

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Awesome little tree hopper, well done. Posted 5 years ago
1. ChanacholaThailand
  
  Lion
  
  thank you Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

I couldn't let this one go...I think it's actually a spittlebug, not a treehopper. Maybe Sigmasoma chakratongi?

http://www.samuibutterflies.com/cercopoidea/sigmasomachakratongi/ Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  The top two here are also similar, but I think they are located in China:
  https://bioone.org/ContentImages/Journals/esaa/102/5/008.102.0501/graphic/WebImages/f01_739.jpg
  
  ID for the photos in the link: Dianmachaerota serratiphalla Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    More info: http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=190038 Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Truly impressive searching, Christine, looks like an exact match to me, I'd say go for it! Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, ID added. Posted 5 years ago

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The Sigmasoma chakratongi

Sigmasoma chakratongi is a rare tube spittlebug in the family Machaerotidae.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Christine Young

By ChanacholaThailand

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Uploaded May 7, 2020. Captured Aug 21, 2019 13:25 in Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Thailand.

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1/100s
ISO200
18mm

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