Ptyelus grossus
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ptyelus-grossus-302-10604999
title:
Ptyelus grossus
text:
Ptyelus grossus is an Auchenorrhynchan spittlebug in the family Aphrophoridae. Occurring from Southern Africa through to West Africa, the species is gregarious in its larval and nymph stages, feeding on a variety of plants, and producing protective shelters of acrid foam from their host plant's sap. Excreted in large quantities, the foam drips incessantly causing wet patches on the soil below. Adults have slate-grey wings, each wing with two white and yellow patches near the outer margin. The he
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of true bug
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptyelus_grossus
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-12T21:22:01Z
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13
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