Linda of SAM identified it as a froghopper - though cannot say which species. Only 6mm long they can jump up to 700mm - that's the equivalent of you or I jumping over a 210 metre skyscraper, making froghoppers world champion high-jumpers, easily beating fleas. Their latin name - Philaenus spumarius - translates as 'foam lover', as their young (nymphs) produce a foamy cover of sap that they develop in. As a result the nymphs are commonly referred to as 'spittlebugs'. Strange but true.
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