Look-A-Like
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Cicada adult | - Clear membraneous wings.
- Piercing, sucking mouthparts.
| - Wings folded at an angle, forming a roof or tent over the body.
- Larger in size, 1 to 2 inches long.
- Well-developed first pair of legs (expanded front tibia).
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Spittlebug adult | - Some have similar coloration, variable from brownish yellow to rusty brown.
- Some approximately same size or smaller size.
- Piercing, sucking mouthparts.
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Click Beetle Adult | - Brown Coloration
- Elongate-narrow body.
- May attain length of 1/2 inch (13 mm).
| - Front wings hard and opaque
- Chewing-type mouthparts (mandibulate).
- Narrow gap between and thorax (trunk) and abdomen.
- Posterior corners of the thorax prolonged backward into sharp points.
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Twig Borer Adult | - Dark brown coloration.
- Cylindrical in shape.
- Approximately same size, 3/8 to 3/5 inch (8 to 16 mm).
| - Front wings are hard and opaque.
- Chewing-type mouthparts (mandibulate).
- Thorax wider near the head than at its base.
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