The peculiar white frothy liquid clinging to the stems is called Cuckoo spit and is secreted by the nymphs of a sap-sucking true bug, specifically a froghopper commonly referred to as a spittlebug. © Raghuram Annadana

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Raghuram Annadana – (1) Possibly the Poophilus costalis

By Raghuram Annadana

The peculiar white frothy liquid clinging to the stems is called Cuckoo spit and is secreted by the nymphs of a sap-sucking true bug, specifically a froghopper commonly referred to as a spittlebug.

Competition: 2024 - Photography - 18 and over

Insect order: True bugs

Species: Possibly the Poophilus costalis

Picture taken in: India

First image