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title: "Meadow Spittlebug"
description: "Philaenus spumarius — Insetti e ragni. Philaenus spumarius, the meadow froghopper or meadow spittlebug, is a species of insect belonging to the spittlebug family Aphrophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/meadow-spittlebug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Meadow Spittlebug

> Philaenus spumarius — Insetti e ragni. Philaenus spumarius, the meadow froghopper or meadow spittlebug, is a species of insect belonging to the spittlebug family Aphrophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Philaenus spumarius*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 46122
- Wikidata: [Q1550927](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1550927)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56189](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56189)

## Names

- en: Meadow Spittlebug
- de: Wiesenschaumzikade
- fr: Philène des prés
- nl: Schuimbeestje
- pl: Pienik ślinianka

## Countries with the most observations

US (6326), GB (3837), CA (3698), FR (1950), AT (1376), NZ (361), FI (342), DE (336), HU (325), RU (193), NL (147), IT (146)

## Summary

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).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philaenus_spumarius

## Photo

![Meadow Spittlebug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/meadow-spittlebug/medium.jpg)

Photo: M. B. · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361956892

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/meadow-spittlebug?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).