Philaenus spumarius | |
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Philaenus spumarius, upper side | |
Side view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphrophoridae |
Genus: | Philaenus |
Species: | P. spumarius
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Binomial name | |
Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Philaenus spumarius, the meadow froghopper or meadow spittlebug, is a species of insect belonging to the spittlebug family Aphrophoridae. In Italy and America, it is economically important as one of the vectors of Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa).[1][2]