Derbidae
A long-winged planthopper sits on a banana stem. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Mating derbid planthoppers. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Muirolonia metallica
A Cixiid planthopper. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Cixiidae nymph in ant nest
Young plant hoppers of some species (here, Cixiidae) live underground in ant nests where they feed from plant roots. Austin, Texas, USA.
Melanoliarus
Focus-stacked portrait of a cixiid planthopper. Austin, Texas, USA.
Oecleus
Portrait of a cixiid planthopper. Austin, Texas, USA.
Cixiidae
Yandoit, Victoria, Australia.
Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Achilidae
An achilid planthopper. Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia.
Cixidia sp. (Achilidae)
Adult and immature achilid planthoppers under the bark of a dead tree. These insects feed on fungi. Bastrop State Park, Texas, USA.
Scolypopa australis
The passionvine hopper is a native sap-feeding pest of numerous ornamental and crop plants in Australia. Healesville, Victoria, Australia.
A passionvine hopper feeds on a garden lemon tree. Healesville, Victoria, Australia.
Metcalfa pruinosa
A citrus flatid planthopper. Austin, Texas, USA.
The citrus flatid planthopper is a native North American species that has become an introduced pest in Europe. Austin, Texas, USA.
Ormenaria rufifascia
Palmetto planthopper. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
Siphanta
The "Torpedo bug" is a common sap-feeding insect in Australian gardens. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Anzora unicolor
The grey planthopper is a common but minor native garden pest in eastern Australia. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Liburniella ornata
Portrait of one of North America's most colorful delphacid planthoppers. Austin, Texas, USA.
Delphacidae
A small, 2mm long planthopper feeds from an aster stem. Austin, Texas, USA.
Delphacinae
Portrait of a delphacid planthopper. Austin, Texas, USA.
