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spittlebug

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spit·tle·bug  (sptl-bg)
n.
Any of various leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, the nymphs of which form frothy masses of liquid on plant stems. Also called froghopper, spittle insect.
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Noun1.spittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secretespittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
spittle insect
homopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
Cercopidae, family Cercopidae - froghoppers or spittlebugs
froghopper - a variety of spittlebug
meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius - 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
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Froghoppers are also called spittlebugs, because they emerge from nymphs that are bathed in protective foam, sometimes known as cuckoo spit, that hangs from foliage.
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A mother spittlebug lays her eggs on the plant in late summer.
Bubble, bubble, spittlebug: who is hiding in that foa? by Letchworth, Beverly J. / Highlights for Children
Summerfield, and Holly Hereau, Grand Valley State University, Biology Department, Allendale, MI 49401 The distribution, seasonal abundance, and host plant preference of the Michigan threatened species, the great plains spittlebug, Lepryonia gibbosa, was investigated.
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