Green planthopper

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Green planthopper

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Flatidae
Genus: Siphanta
Species: S. acuta
Binomial name
Siphanta acuta
(Walker, 1851)

The green planthopper, from the family Flatidae, is a species of planthoppers found in various parts of the world. About 15mm long, they resemble small leaves and are generally found in trees. Their body is triangular, and the back edge and corners of their wings are lined with dotted red.

[edit] See also

Planthopper

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