spittlebug

Synonyms:

spittle insect

Types:

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froghopper

a variety of spittlebug

Philaenus spumarius, meadow spittlebug

North American insect that severely damages grasses

pine spittlebug

North American insect that attacks pines

Aphrophora saratogensis, Saratoga spittlebug

feeds on pines in northern United States

Type of:

homopteran, homopterous insect

insects having membranous forewings and hind wings