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Froghopper - Lepyronia quadrangularis
Adults are robust and mottled brownish in color. Froghoppers jump from plant to plant, and some species can amazingly jump up to 70 cm vertically, which is a more impressive performance (relative to body weight) than fleas. The froghopper can accelerate at 4,000 m/s2 over 2mm as it jumps!
Many species of froghopper resemble leafhoppers, but can be distinguished by the possession of only a few stout spines on the hind tibia, where leafhoppers have a series of small spines.
''Lepyronia quadrangularis'' is a species of spittle bug that can be found in many places in the world. The adults are brownish with two oblique darker brown bands that strike across their fore wings. The fore wings are also marked with a small blackish curve at their tips.
