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spittlebug or froghopper (sign)
-2.56294, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
This is "frog spit" from a froghopper. "The froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of Hemipteran insects, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Families in the suborder are best known for the nymph stage, which produces a cover of frothed-up plant sap resembling spit; the nymphs are therefore commonly known as spittlebugs." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froghopper
Habitat:
This was spotted on goldfussia (Strobilanthes sp.) in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.
Notes:
Froghopper spottings at the same general location can be seen here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7687192 and here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7003942
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 26, 2011
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