Grainy Planthopper
Kallitaxila granulata
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
Kallitaxila granulata (Stål, 1870), of familyTropiduchidae, subfamily Tambiniinae, tribe Tambiniini, called the Grainy Planthopper. Considered a mild agricultural pest, it is a chubby planthopper, about 5mm in size. Body is bright green, with dorsal white stripes on head and thorax. Wings are clear with whitish granular spots.
Similar spottings:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16224157
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15896533
Habitat:
Backyard. Spotted these grainy planthoppers on the taro and sweet potato leaves, and the other one on a dead branch near these plants.
Notes:
Reference:
http://hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card…
http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Minibeast-Hopper/Kallitaxila%20granulata/Ma…
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Kallitaxila_granulata/cl…
http://www.pestnet.org/SummariesofMessages/Pests/PesttaxonomyIDs/Identi…
http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/8104
http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/species/kgranula.htm
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