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Typical Leafhoppers
Cicadellidae
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from...
25 branches of this family, most-observed first
Sharpshooters
subfamilyCicadellinae
Deltocephalinae
subfamilyDeltocephalinae
Microleafhoppers
subfamilyTyphlocybinae
Iassinae
subfamilyIassinae
Eurymelinae
subfamilyEurymelinae
Coelidiinae
subfamilyCoelidiinae
Megophthalminae
subfamilyMegophthalminae
Aphrodinae
subfamilyAphrodinae
Flat-headed Leafhoppers
subfamilyLedrinae
Evacanthinae
subfamilyEvacanthinae
Tartessinae
subfamilyTartessinae
Neocoelidiinae
subfamilyNeocoelidiinae
Errhomeninae
subfamilyErrhomeninae
Neobalinae
subfamilyNeobalinae
Ulopinae
subfamilyUlopinae
Mileewinae
subfamilyMileewinae
Hylicinae
subfamilyHylicinae
Signoretiinae
subfamilySignoretiinae
Nioniinae
subfamilyNioniinae
Nastlopiinae
subfamilyNastlopiinae
Jascopinae
subfamilyJascopinae
Caxia
genusCaxia
Thailocyba
genusThailocyba
Ndokia
genusNdokia
Parallelus
genusParallelus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53237.