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Adult froghopper Illustration of a meadow spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius), showing a brown, oval-shaped insect with six legs and short antennae, viewed from above. Foam sweet foam Illustrations of various homopteran insects are shown, including a colorful leafhopper, green plant hopper, whitefly, spiny mealybug, horned treehopper, winged and wingless aphids, brown spittlebug, large cicada, and male and female scale insects with the female covered by a round shell. Each insect is labeled with its common and scientific family name.
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froghopper: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added a taxonomic box and new media. Oct 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Wisconsin Horticulture - Division of Extension - Spittlebug. Dec 22, 2021
Add new Web site: BBC - Revealed: The secret life of the spittlebug. Dec 22, 2021
Added an illustration of a meadow spittlebug. Feb 20, 2014
Updated species names for meadow spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius/em>) and sugarcane froghopper (Euryaulax carnifex). Dec 06, 2013
Media added. Sep 12, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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