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Diamondback spittlebug

Lepyronia quadrangularis (Say, 1825)

Status not recordedinsects

The diamondback spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis) is a species in the family Aphrophoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Georgia.

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Quick facts about the diamondback spittlebug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the diamondback spittlebug live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The diamondback spittlebug is listed for 1 country.

Georgia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Georgia

Is the diamondback spittlebug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the diamondback spittlebug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphrophoridae
  6. genusLepyronia
  7. SpeciesLepyronia quadrangularis (Say, 1825)

Synonyms Aphrophora quadrangularis, Cercopis quadrangularis, Lephyronia quadangularis, Lepyronia 4-angulatus, Lepyronia quadrangularia, Ptyelus quadrangularis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Diamond-backed spittlebugEnglish
  • Diamondbacked spittlebugEnglish
  • Cercope quadrangulaireFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the diamondback spittlebug

Other species in the same genus Lepyronia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the diamondback spittlebug live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the diamondback spittlebug for 1 country: Georgia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the diamondback spittlebug?

The diamondback spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis) belongs to the family Aphrophoridae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Diamondback spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/diamondback-spittlebug

MLA

“Diamondback spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/diamondback-spittlebug.

BibTeX
@misc{diamondback_spittlebug_2026,
  title = {Diamondback spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/diamondback-spittlebug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}