#3954 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects

Common Froghopper

🇳🇱 Bloedcicade ·Cercopis vulnerata

🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Denys K. · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Denys K. · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Lindenholt, Nimwegen, Gelderland, NL:© markusgmeiner · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Koenenkade, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL:© Willem Noordzij · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 3981 HJ Bunnik, Netherlands:© alvarjl · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 1398 PN Muiden, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 8926 RB Leeuwarden, Nederland:© somerandominsectlover · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 1251 Laren, Nederland:© floris_heemskerk · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Cercopis vulnerata ( black-and-red froghopper ) is a species of froghopper in the family Cercopidae....

base stats

NL sightings 701iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 25,329iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 701 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #13 most seen of the bugs, crickets & other insects in NL.
25,329 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Pietro Rossi in 1807 (219 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Common Froghopper
Nederlands: Bloedcicade
scientific name: Cercopis vulnerata
class: Insecta
order: Hemiptera
family: Cercopidae
sightings in NL: 701
sightings in Europe: 24,661
sightings worldwide: 25,329
GBIF records in NL: 26,031
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1807 by Pietro Rossi

relatives· Cercopidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 61862, Wikidata Q945714, GBIF 2018510, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.