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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Spittlebugs (Cercopoidea) » Typical Spittlebugs (Aphrophoridae) » Aphrophorinae » Philaenini » Philaenus » Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)
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meadow spittlebugs color varieties - Philaenus spumarius
Copyright © 2006 Andy Hamilton

meadow spittlebugs color varieties - Philaenus spumarius
Size: 5-7 mm
This highly variable species is widespread in North America, except in dry areas.
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Contributed by Andy Hamilton on 24 August, 2006 - 9:13am
Last updated 3 June, 2014 - 5:18pm

Moved
Moved from Spittlebugs.
… v belov, 24 July, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs to Spittlebugs (Cercopidae).

Based on Andy's comment, this new location is sort of a tradeoff between the specific (Philaenus spumarius) and the general (the former Homoptera).
… Robin McLeod, 1 February, 2007 - 12:20am login or register to post comments

 
Guide page
I just added a thumbnail to the species guide page. We can have it both ways!
… Charley Eiseman, 27 March, 2009 - 3:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 31 January, 2007 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

Philaenus spumarius?
Beautiful illustration. Do you want this to go in the guide for the species Philaenus spumarius? Right now it is just placed at the level of Homoptera.
… Cotinis, 24 August, 2006 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

 
placement
It may be helpful to users to leave it where it is, at least for now. Lots of people aren't sure what is a spittle bug, and think that these color patterns MUST be something new!
… Andy Hamilton, 25 August, 2006 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

nice
Very nice illustrations.. .as an illustrator myself I can appreciate the work that goes into these :)
… Ray Simpson, 24 August, 2006 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

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