Potato Leafhopper - Empoasca fabae
Ryland, Alabama
A diverse group, with over 400 species in 2 subgenera in North America north of Mexico.
Fun facts about leafhoppers:
•Leafhoppers coat their bodies and wings with a light dusting of water-repellent waxy material (brochosomes), sometimes distributed unevenly as bilaterally asymmetric whitish streaks.
•Leafhoppers have sound-producing organs (tymbals) at the base of abdomen (songs usually too faint for human ear)
•Several species are serious crop pests; some transmit plant pathogens (viruses, mycoplasma-like organisms, etc.)
Potato Leafhopper - Empoasca fabae
Ryland, Alabama
A diverse group, with over 400 species in 2 subgenera in North America north of Mexico.
Fun facts about leafhoppers:
•Leafhoppers coat their bodies and wings with a light dusting of water-repellent waxy material (brochosomes), sometimes distributed unevenly as bilaterally asymmetric whitish streaks.
•Leafhoppers have sound-producing organs (tymbals) at the base of abdomen (songs usually too faint for human ear)
•Several species are serious crop pests; some transmit plant pathogens (viruses, mycoplasma-like organisms, etc.)