This spittlebug is an inhabitant of grassy areas. They feed on the sap of grasses. The creamy yellow larvae produce a froth around themselves while feeding, and thus the name, spittlebug.
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
Family:
Cercopidae
Cercopidae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology