spittlebug

Noun

1.

spittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete Synonyms: spittle insect

Aphrophora saratogensis, Cercopidae, family Cercopidae, froghopper, homopteran, homopterous insect, meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius, pine spittlebug, Saratoga spittlebug, spittle insect