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A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, [1] in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, [2] a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and that they often "hop" for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers.
These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones . [ 1 ]
The colors and the design of these bugs represent a warning to predators. They also emit a noxious odour when disturbed. Main host plants are Gossypium species , Coffea arabica , Citrus species and Vernonia amygdalina . [4] This species reproduces at the beginning of the dry season (November–December).
We’ve compiled a list of commonly found bugs that can jump. Keep reading to learn some incredible facts about them! 1. Fleas FleasScientific nameSiphonaptera (order)DescriptionDark-colored ...
The generic and English name thrips is a direct transliteration of the Ancient Greek word θρίψ, thrips, meaning "woodworm". [4] Like some other animal-names (such as sheep , deer , and moose ) in English the word "thrips" expresses both the singular and plural , so there may be many thrips or a single thrips.
Flatida rosea, the flower-spike bug or the flatid leaf bug, is a species of planthopper in the family Flatidae. [1] It is found in tropical dry forests in Madagascar, and the adult insects are gregarious, the groups orienting themselves in such a way that they resemble a flower spike.
Boxelder bug aggregations on tree trunks occur during cold snaps in early fall. They collect on the west side of the trunks to maximize exposure to warming by solar radiation.
Treehoppers have specialized muscles in the hind femora that unfurl to generate sufficient force to jump. [ 3 ] It had been suggested that the pronotal "helmet" could be serial homologues of insect wings, [ 4 ] but this interpretation has been refuted by several later studies, such as Mikó et al. (2012) and Yoshizawa (2012).