Sunday, November 28, 2010

Green Mottled Planthopper


Classification
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Flatidae
Genus: Siphanta
Species: Hebes


Found this beautiful planthopper in our garden.  Planthoppers are sapsuckers that feed on leaves, branches and trunks of the host tree.

They are also called torpedo bugs, which refer to the great leaping ability of mature nymphs.