plant associates |
Polyphagous, nymphs recorded from forbs (any broad-leafed herb), such as goldenrod, grape vines (Vitis sp.), grasses; also alder (Alnus sp.), blackberry (Rubus hispidus), oaks (Quercus sp.), poplar (Populus sp.), etc. (DL), (Hamilton, 1982). However, this species primarily tends to be on woody plants (V. Thompson, pers. comment). |
Species Photo Gallery for Aphrophora quadrinotata Four-spotted Spittlebug |
![](photos_records/2014/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1412554694.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping | ![](photos_records/2014/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1412555222.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping |
![](photos_records/2015/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1441939979.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest | ![](photos_records/2015/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1442283438.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest |
![](photos_records/2015/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1443540610.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and forest edge/interior | ![](photos_records/2015/09/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1443540640.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and forest edge/interior; nymph |
![](photos_records/2015/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1443540738.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and forest edge/interior | ![](photos_records/2015/09/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1443540752.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and forest edge/interior |
![](photos_records/2017/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1491177871.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2017/04/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1491177881.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2017/04/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1491177885.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2020/07/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1594213756_0.JPG) | Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: semi wooded residential neighborhood |
![](photos_records/2021/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1623027941_0.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: mixed forest, 6000 ft elevation | ![](photos_records/2022/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1655212303_0.jpeg) | Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2022/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1655207391_0.JPG) | Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: Semi-wooded residential neighborhood | ![](photos_records/2022/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1655586808_0.jpg) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann Buncombe Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2022/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1655586809_1.jpg) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann Buncombe Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1686010168_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1686010168_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1686963824_0.jpg) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1686963824_1.jpg) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687653437_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687653437_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687653437_2.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687653437_3.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687742941_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687742941_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1688509353_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug |
![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1688602159_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug | ![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1688602159_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug |
![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1688867860_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug | ![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1688867860_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug |
![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1689209383_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug | ![](photos_records/2023/07/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1689962263.jpg) | Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG |
![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1690069033_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug | ![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_spittlebug1690670885_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug |
![](photos_records/2023/08/tnunid_leafhopper1690933423_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/08/tnunid_leafhopper1690933423_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/08/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1691018931_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2023/08/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1691018931_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2023/08/tnunid_spittlebug1691195368_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug | ![](photos_records/2023/08/tnunid_spittlebug1691195368_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug |
![](photos_records/2023/08/tnunid_spittlebug1691195368_2.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_spittlebug | ![](photos_records/2023/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1693967936.jpg) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Watauga Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2024/06/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1720107030.jpg) | Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG | ![](photos_records/2024/07/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1720561259_0.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Watauga Co. Comment: came to UV light and sheet at night |
![](photos_records/2024/07/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1720561259_1.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Watauga Co. Comment: came to UV light and sheet at night | ![](photos_records/2024/07/tnAphrophora_quadrinotata1721833214_0.JPG) | Photo by: B. Bockhahn Macon Co. Comment: |
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