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title: "Two-lined Spittlebug"
description: "Prosapia bicincta — Insetti e ragni. Prosapia bicincta, the two-lined spittlebug, is a species of insect in the family Ischnorhinidae (formerly Cercopidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/two-lined-spittlebug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Two-lined Spittlebug

> Prosapia bicincta — Insetti e ragni. Prosapia bicincta, the two-lined spittlebug, is a species of insect in the family Ischnorhinidae (formerly Cercopidae).

- Scientific name: *Prosapia bicincta*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 24595
- Wikidata: [Q7250537](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7250537)
- iNaturalist taxon: [126291](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126291)

## Names

- en: Two-lined Spittlebug

## Countries with the most observations

US (23319), CU (8), DO (6)

## Summary

Prosapia bicincta, the two-lined spittlebug, is a species of insect in the family Ischnorhinidae (formerly Cercopidae).
Adults are black with two red or orange lines crossing the wings. It reaches a length of 8–10 mm. It is widespread in the eastern half of the United States. A similar species, Prosapia simulans, can be found throughout Central America where it is considered an agricultural pest.

Nymphs feed on various grasses (including centipedegrass, bermudagrass and corn) from within foam (consisting of their own spittle) produced from juices of their host plant. Adults feed on the leaves of both native and introduced…

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

## Photo

![Two-lined Spittlebug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/two-lined-spittlebug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87175602

## Machine access

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