Planthopper
A sap-feeding insect in the superfamily Fulgoroidea, known for powerful jumps and, in many species, camouflage resembling leaves or other plant parts.
Fulgoroidea: A superfamily of plant-feeding insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly called planthoppers. Planthoppers belong to this superfamily, whose members share distinctive jumping and feeding adaptations.
Hemiptera: An order of insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts, including true bugs, aphids, cicadas, and planthoppers. Planthoppers are true bugs whose mouthparts are adapted to feeding on plant fluids.
Plant disease vector: An organism that transmits a pathogen between plants while feeding or moving among them. Some planthoppers transmit plant pathogens as they feed on infected and healthy hosts.
Lanternfly: A planthopper in the family Fulgoridae, often bearing a strikingly elongated head or brightly patterned wings. Lanternflies are conspicuous fulgoroids whose unusual forms exemplify the group's diversity.
Insect flight: Powered aerial movement in insects, produced by coordinated wing motion. Planthoppers use flight as well as jumping to move between plants.
Insect mouthparts: The structures insects use to take in food, ranging from chewing jaws to piercing-sucking stylets. Their stylets pierce plant tissues and conduct sap to the digestive tract.
Rice planthopper: A common name for planthopper pests that feed on rice, including the brown planthopper and white-backed planthopper. Rice-feeding species can cause major crop damage through feeding and pathogen transmission.
Spotted lanternfly: Lycorma delicatula, an invasive planthopper native to parts of Asia that feeds on many woody plants. Its spread beyond its native range has made this planthopper a prominent agricultural and forestry pest.
Plant sap: The fluid carried through a plant's vascular tissues, including xylem sap and phloem sap. Planthoppers pierce plant tissues and draw nourishment from vascular fluids.
Insect exoskeleton: The external cuticle that supports and protects an insect's body. The exoskeleton forms the planthopper's body covering and patterned wings.