Family

Froghoppers

Cercopidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 42 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyCercopidae (Froghoppers)

Species in this group

Mahanarva costaricensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cercopis vulnerata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cercopis intermedia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Callitettix versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sphenorhina rubra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cercopis sanguinolenta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monecphora cingulata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Prosapia bicincta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Iphirhina quota

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Huaina inca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Locris areata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Iphirhina perfecta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Okiscarta uchidae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Haematoloma dorsata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomaspis biolleyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Locris transversa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cosmoscarta egeria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomaspis furcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhinaulax analis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Locris arithmetica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prosapia simulans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphenorhina conspicua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemitriecphora strongii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomaspis handlirschi

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

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Froghoppers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 24	~60%
	Golden Froghopper			~40%
	Iphirhina quota			~20%
	Tomaspis biolleyi			~10%
	Huaina inca			<5%
	Tomaspis handlirschi			<5%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 24	~40%
	Golden Froghopper			~30%
	Iphirhina perfecta			~10%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 24	~40%
	Common Froghopper			~20%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
	Haematoloma dorsata			~10%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~30%
	Sphenorhina rubra			~20%
	Monecphora cingulata			~20%
5	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 24	~30%
	Common Froghopper			~30%
6	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 24	~30%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
	Haematoloma dorsata			~10%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 24	~30%
	Golden Froghopper			~20%
	Sphenorhina conspicua			~10%
	Iphirhina perfecta			<5%
8	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 24	~30%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~20%
	Cosmoscarta egeria			~10%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~20%
	Common Froghopper			~20%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
10	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~20%
	Cercopis intermedia			~20%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~20%
	Plain Red Spittlebug			~10%
	Rhinaulax analis			~10%
	Spotted Red Spittle Bug			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 24	~20%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			<5%
13	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 24	~20%
	Common Froghopper			~20%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 24	~20%
	Golden Froghopper			~10%
	Sphenorhina conspicua			~10%
15	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~20%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~20%
16	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~20%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~20%
17	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 24	~20%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~20%
18	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 24	~20%
	Zooty Red Spittlebug			~10%
	Hemitriecphora strongii			~10%
19	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~20%
20	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~20%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~20%
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 24	~20%
	Common Froghopper			~20%
22	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
23	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Monecphora cingulata			~10%
24	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Huaina inca			~10%
25	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~10%
	Tomaspis furcata			~10%
	Sphenorhina rubra			~10%
26	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
	Haematoloma dorsata			<5%
27	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
28	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
29	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Huaina inca			~10%
30	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 24	~10%
	Okiscarta uchidae			~10%
31	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
32	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
33	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
34	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~10%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~10%
35	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 24	~10%
	Sphenorhina rubra			~10%
36	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 24	~10%
	Sphenorhina rubra			~10%
37	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
39	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 24	~10%
	Rhinaulax analis			<5%
	Spotted Red Spittle Bug			<5%
40	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	~10%
	Prosapia simulans			~10%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 24	<5%
	Tomaspis biolleyi			<5%
42	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	<5%
	Zooty Red Spittlebug			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 24	~20%
	Huaina inca			~20%
2	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 24	~20%
	Huaina inca			~10%
	Prosapia simulans			~10%
3	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 24	~20%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~20%
4	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 24	~20%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~20%
5	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			<5%
6	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
7	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			<5%
8	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
9	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
10	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
11	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 24	~10%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~10%
12	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			~10%
	Common Froghopper			<5%
13	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 24	~10%
	Tomaspis furcata			~10%
	Monecphora cingulata			<5%
14	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
15	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~10%
	Prosapia simulans			~10%
16	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 24	~10%
	Okiscarta uchidae			~10%
17	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
18	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 24	~10%
	Rhinaulax analis			<5%
	Spotted Red Spittle Bug			<5%
19	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
20	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
21	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			<5%
	Haematoloma dorsata			<5%
22	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis sanguinolenta			<5%
	Common Froghopper			<5%
23	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
24	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
25	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
26	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
27	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
28	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 24	~10%
	Sugarcane Spittlebug			~10%
29	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 24	~10%
	Huaina inca			~10%
30	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
31	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Tomaspis furcata			~10%
32	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
33	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
34	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 24	~10%
	Cercopis intermedia			~10%
35	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
36	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 24	~10%
	Huaina inca			~10%
37	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
38	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			~10%
39	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 24	~10%
	Common Froghopper			~10%
40	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	<5%
	Spotted Red Spittle Bug			<5%
41	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	<5%
	Common Froghopper			<5%
42	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	<5%
	Cercopis intermedia			<5%
43	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	<5%
	Spotted Red Spittle Bug			<5%
44	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	<5%
	Cercopis intermedia			<5%
45	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 24	<5%
	Zooty Red Spittlebug			<5%
46	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	<5%
	Tomaspis furcata			<5%
47	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			<5%
48	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			<5%
49	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 24	<5%
	Common Froghopper			<5%
50	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	<5%
	Common Froghopper			<5%
51	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			<5%
52	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	<5%
	Cercopis intermedia			<5%
53	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Two-Lined Spittlebug			<5%

Froghoppers

Species in this group

Golden Froghopper

Common Froghopper

Cercopis intermedia

Sugarcane Spittlebug

Sphenorhina rubra

Cercopis sanguinolenta

Monecphora cingulata

Two-Lined Spittlebug

Iphirhina quota

Huaina inca

Zooty Red Spittlebug

Iphirhina perfecta

Okiscarta uchidae

Haematoloma dorsata

Tomaspis biolleyi

Plain Red Spittlebug

Cosmoscarta egeria

Tomaspis furcata

Rhinaulax analis

Spotted Red Spittle Bug

Prosapia simulans

Sphenorhina conspicua

Hemitriecphora strongii

Tomaspis handlirschi

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Froghoppers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked