Species

Philaenus spumarius (Meadow spittlebug)

Philaenus spumarius. Photo: (c) u_phantasticus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Philaenus spumarius, the “meadow froghopper” or “meadow spittlebug“, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha (True hoppers)
        Infraorder: Cicadomorpha (Spittlebugs, cicadas, leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Superfamily: Cercopoidea (Spittlebugs and froghoppers)
        Family: Aphrophoridae (True spittlebugs)
        Subfamily: Aphrophorinae
        Tribe: Philaenini
        Genus: Philaenus
        Species: Philaenus spumarius (Meadow spittlebug)

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