Aphrophoridae (True Spittlebugs)

Species in this group

Philaenus spumarius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lepyronia coleoptrata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Pseudaphronella jactator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aphrophora alni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepyronia quadrangularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepyronia angulifera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aphrophora quadrinotata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ptyelus flavescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ptyelus grossus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neophilaenus lineatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Spittlebugs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~30%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~20%
	Lepyronia coleoptrata			~20%
2	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 10	~20%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	Diamondback Spittlebug			~10%
	Four-Spotted Spittlebug			~10%
4	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~20%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
7	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	Lined Spittlebug			<5%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~20%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
9	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
11	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~10%
	Pseudaphronella jactator			~10%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
13	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	Diamondback Spittlebug			<5%
15	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Lepyronia coleoptrata			~10%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
17	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Angular Spittlebug			~10%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
19	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
20	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow Raintree Spittlebug			~10%
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Common Raintree Spittlebug			<5%
23	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~20%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Lined Spittlebug			<5%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~20%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Lined Spittlebug			<5%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
4	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 10	~20%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
	Lined Spittlebug			<5%
6	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
7	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow Raintree Spittlebug			~10%
	Common Raintree Spittlebug			~10%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Lepyronia coleoptrata			<5%
9	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
10	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
11	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow Raintree Spittlebug			~10%
12	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
	Lepyronia coleoptrata			<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
13	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
14	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
15	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
16	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
17	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
18	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~10%
	Diamondback Spittlebug			<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
	Four-Spotted Spittlebug			<5%
19	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow Raintree Spittlebug			~10%
20	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
21	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
22	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
23	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
24	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
25	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
26	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
27	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
28	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~10%
	European Alder Spittlebug			~10%
29	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Raintree Spittlebug			~10%
30	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 10	~10%
	Meadow Spittlebug			~10%
31	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
	Four-Spotted Spittlebug			<5%
32	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
33	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
34	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
35	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
36	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
37	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
38	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
39	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
40	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
41	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
42	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
43	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
44	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
45	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Diamondback Spittlebug			<5%
46	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Meadow Spittlebug			<5%
47	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Diamondback Spittlebug			<5%
48	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 10	<5%
	European Alder Spittlebug			<5%
49	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Diamondback Spittlebug			<5%

True Spittlebugs

Species in this group

Meadow Spittlebug

Lepyronia coleoptrata

Pseudaphronella jactator

European Alder Spittlebug

Diamondback Spittlebug

Angular Spittlebug

Four-Spotted Spittlebug

Yellow Raintree Spittlebug

Common Raintree Spittlebug

Lined Spittlebug

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see True Spittlebugs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked