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Prosapia ignipecta
Red-legged Spittlebug, Black Spittlebug
Prosapia ignipecta, commonly known as the red-legged spittlebug or black spittlebug, is a species of froghopper in the family Ischnorhinidae. It is native to North America and is closely related to the economically significant twolined spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta), which has become a destructive invasive pest in Hawaiian pastures. The species belongs to a genus containing several important pasture and turfgrass pests across the Americas.