Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)

About Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Insects
• Order: True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies
• Family: True Spittlebugs

Philaenus spumarius, the meadow froghopper or meadow spittlebug, is a species of insect belonging to the spittlebug family Aphrophoridae. In Italy and America, it is economically important as one of the vectors of Pierce's disease.