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Also known as Fulgoromorpha, the Planthoppers

A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, 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. However, planthoppers generally walk very slowly. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, though few are considered pests. Fulgoromorphs are most reliably distinguished from the other Auchenorrhyncha by two features: the bifurcate (Y-

Museum specimens

Specimen records
67
With media
2
Family
Fulgoroidea
Collections
UCSB, SDNHM, YPM, CU, MSB
Recorded in
United States, Panama

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Auchenorrhyncha
Image
Mimicry of Siphanta acuta edit1.jpg
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Commons category
Fulgoroidea
taxon name
Fulgoroidea
taxon rank
superfamily
topic's main category
Category:Fulgoroidea
taxon common name
lantaarndragerachtigen
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