Western potato leafhopper
The Western potato leafhopper (Empoasca abrupta) are small, yellow, green or brown winged insects. That reach a length of approximately 3mm.
| Western potato leafhopper | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Empoasca |
| Species: | E. abrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Empoasca abrupta DeLong, 1931 | |
Leafhoppers infest potato plants, and suck sap from potato leaves, causing a yellow mottle. Their eggs are usually laid within plant, and thus are invisible.[1]
References
- "Leafhoppers: potato pest in Indonesia and Western Australia". www.agric.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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