Philaenus spumarius

Philaenus spumarius
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
Binomial name
Philaenus spumarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)

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).