Lavender-pest

Guides

• Lepyronia coleoptrata

  European spittlebug

  Lepyronia coleoptrata is a spittlebug species in the family Aphrophoridae, native to Europe and Asia and introduced to northeast North America. Adults measure 5.1–7.8 mm and are pale brown with dark wing membranes. The species has one generation per year, with eggs hibernating under bark and larvae emerging in late April to early May. Nymphs produce characteristic foam masses while feeding on plant sap, primarily on lavender and other crops.

  spittlebugfroghopperlavender-pestinvasive-speciesagricultural-pestHemipteraAphrophoridaeEuropeAsiaNorth-America