Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Locris
Family: Cercopidae (Insecta/Hemiptera)
Taxon : Land invertebrate
Group : Animal
SPECIES
sp. 91NOTES
A small spittle bug which had just emerged from its pupal case inside a ball of spit on a Schoenoxiphium rufum plant. The larvae suck plant juices and live in a ball of bubbles created by blowing air though the faeces.
AUTHORITY
Sub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Insect (6 legs)Colour
- Notes: A pink-orange colour but since newly emerged the adult colour could be anything
- Colour: Orange
Common Name
- Spittle bug
- Bug
Habitat
- NOTES: Found in the bush
- HABITAT NAME: Bush
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
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