froghopper

English

a froghopper (Aphrophora alni)

Wikispecies

Etymology

From frog +‎ hopper.

Noun

froghopper (plural froghoppers)

1. Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

Synonyms

• froth-fly, froth-hopper, spittlebug, spitbug

Translations

insect of the superfamily Cercopoidea

• Finnish: sylkikaskas
• Navajo: chʼosh bizhéʼígíí