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Meadow Spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Alder SpittlebugAphrophora alni
Lined SpittlebugNeophilaenus lineatus
Diamondback SpittlebugLepyronia quadrangularis
Coppery LeafhopperJikradia olitoria
Four-spotted SpittlebugAphrophora quadrinotata
pine spittlebugAphrophora cribrata
Lepyronia coleoptrata
Hill-Prairie SpittlebugLepyronia gibbosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 51,672 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 7,539 |
| Ontario | 3,594 |
| United Kingdom | 3,060 |
| England | 2,521 |
| British Columbia | 2,020 |
| France | 1,511 |
| New York | 1,306 |
| Austria | 1,083 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,006 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | True Spittlebugs · Aphrophoridae |
| Genus | Philaenus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Meadow Spittlebug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.