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Mango Planthopper
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MANGO PLANTHOPPER FACTS |
Identification
The Mango Planthopper is creamy white with a small pink spot on centre of each wing. They have a triangular shape with a right angled corner. They are found on a range of plants, and are a pest in the mango industry. There are other similar species that are pale green in colour. When a number of planthoppers gather on the same stem they look like spines on the plant.
Size
15mm
Habitat
shrubs and trees
Food
sap from plants
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hemiptera | | Family: | Flatidae | | Genus: | Colgaroides | | Species: | acuminata | | Common Name: | Mango Planthopper |
Relatives in same Genus
Planthopper (C. unknown species)
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