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.
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.
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.
Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
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.
Acanalonia
A gaggle of young planthopper nymphs feed from an Ehretia stem. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Nymphs of Acanalonia planthoppers (Acanaloniidae) are unmistakable for their hunchbacked appearance and waxy tails. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Acanalonia conica
An acanaloniid planthopper does its best to look like an inconspicuous leaflet. Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Austin, Texas, USA.
Planthopper. Austin, Texas, USA.
Portrait of a planthopper. Austin, Texas, USA.
Traxus fulvus
An issid planthopper. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
