froghopper: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Cercopidae • cuckoo spit insect • spittlebug

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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.

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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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