Clastopterid Spittlebugs (Clastopteridae) - 40 Species, Identification & Facts

Pecan Spittlebug

Clastoptera achatina

sometimes contributes to twig dieback in the Midwest ( 4 )

Clastoptera funesta

Identification: The yellow/pink on the scutellum extending past the central scutellum dividing line is characteristic of C. globosa but not C. funesta . (see comment from V. Thompson here )

Clastoptera globosa

Identification: The yellow/pink on the scutellum extending past the central scutellum dividing line is characteristic of C. globosa but not C. funesta . (see comment from V. Thompson here ) This Mexican species' presence in the U.S. has never been of

Clastoptera laevigata

[old comment from Andy Hamilton: "This is actually an undescribed species, found on hackberry in the eastern states. It was recorded as C. laenata (a tropical species) but the morphology says this is wrong..."]

Clastoptera lineatocollis

Identification: Similar to C. brunnea , but with the face of the female not extensively black, and in the male with a pale band extending across the lower part of the face (in C. brunnea the pale markings form two spots, one on each side). ( Dr. Hami

Alder Spittlebug

Clastoptera obtusa

Identification: variable in color; the dark lower half of the face is the only defining character. Abundant in warm areas east of the Rockies where alder grows, throughout temperate eastern NA

Clastoptera octonotata

Identification: 8 brown spots, 4 on the head and 4 on the anterior border of the pronotum. --K.G.A. Hamilton, 19.ii.2014

Oak Spittlebug

Clastoptera querci

This species was just described (Sept. 25, 2020). This species showed up in Florida about a decade ago, possibly from Cuba. Primary hosts are oak for nymphs and adults. The red markings on the vertex and anterior pronotum are distinctive, as is the g

Red Cedar Spittlebug

Clastoptera arborina

Clastoptera arizonana

Clastoptera atrapicata

Clastoptera binotata

Clastoptera brunnea

Clastoptera canyonensia

Clastoptera cimicoides

Clastoptera compta

Clastoptera delicata

Dwarf Mistletoe Spittlebug

Clastoptera distincta

Mountain-juniper Spittlebug

Clastoptera doeringae

Clastoptera elongata

Clastoptera hyperici

Juniper Spittlebug

Clastoptera juniperina

Clastoptera lawsoni

Clastoptera lugubris

Clastoptera media

Clastoptera mineralis

Clastoptera osborni

Clastoptera ovata

Clastoptera pallidocephala

Dogwood Spittlebug

Clastoptera proteus

Heath Spittlebug

Clastoptera saintcyri

Clastoptera salicis

Clastoptera sierra

Clastoptera siskiyou

Clastoptera testacea

Clastoptera texana

Clastoptera tricincta

Casuarina Spittlebug

Clastoptera undulata

Clastoptera uniformia

Sunflower Spittlebug

Clastoptera xanthocephala