spittlebug or froghopper (sign)

Description:

This is "frog spit" from a froghopper. "The froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of Hemipteran insects, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Families in the suborder are best known for the nymph stage, which produces a cover of frothed-up plant sap resembling spit; the nymphs are therefore commonly known as spittlebugs." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froghopper

Habitat:

This was spotted on goldfussia (Strobilanthes sp.) in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

Notes:

Froghopper spottings at the same general location can be seen here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/768... and here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/700...