Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) > Planthoppers Index

We present here a selection of some of the interesting Australian Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers), that are found here in Australia. The infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, is a group of over 12,500 described species worldwide, and are commonly referred to as planthoppers.

The name is said to come from their resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment, and that they are said to “hop” similar to that of grasshoppers, although most planthoppers tend to walk very slowly.

Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)

Rhotana gressittorum, Mount Glorious QLD © Tony Eales
Rhotana gressittorum, Mount Glorious QLD © Tony Eales
Green and Black Planthopper (Desudaba psittacus), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Green and Black Planthopper (Desudaba psittacus), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Dictyopharidae (Dictyopharid Planthopper), Brookton Hwy Pond WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Dictyopharidae (Dictyopharid Planthopper), Brookton Hwy Pond WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Mango Planthopper (Colgaroides acuminata)
Mango Planthopper (Colgaroides acuminata), Alice Springs NT
Kuranda notata, Point Lookout QLD © Tony Eales
Kuranda notata, Point Lookout QLD © Tony Eales
Desudaba maculate, Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Desudaba maculata, Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Cleotyche (Dictyopharid planthopper), Beermullah WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Cleotyche (Dictyopharid planthopper), Beermullah WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Squathoppers (Family Eurybrachidae), Bega Valley NSW © Deb Taylor
Squathoppers (family Eurybrachidae), Bega Valley NSW © Deb Taylor
Desudaboides melindae, Brisbane QLD © Tony Eales
Desudaboides melindae, Brisbane QLD © Tony Eales
Levu vitiensis, Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Levu vitiensis, Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Dictyopharid planthopper nymph (Griseotyche sp), Wandoo National Park WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Dictyopharid planthopper nymph (Griseotyche sp), Wandoo National Park WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Saccharodite chrysonoe (Derbid Planthopper), Mount Glorious QLD © Tony Eales
Saccharodite chrysonoe (Derbid Planthopper), Mount Glorious QLD © Tony Eales
Passionvine Hopper (Scolypopa australis), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Passionvine Hopper (Scolypopa australis), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Dictyopharidae planthopper, Waeel Cunderdin WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Dictyopharidae planthopper, Waeel Cunderdin WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Threadwing Hopper Fulgoroidea (Alleloplasis sp), Ashendon WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Threadwing Hopper Fulgoroidea (Alleloplasis sp), Ashendon WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Nogodinid Planthopper Nymph (Nogodina sp), Seven Hills QLD © Tony Eales
Nogodinid Planthopper Nymph (Nogodina sp), Seven Hills QLD © Tony Eales
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hemiptera
  • Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
  • Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Deb Taylor
  2. Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  3. Photographs © Stefan Jones
  4. Photographs © Tony Eales

Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)

HemipteraHemiptera Index Cicadellidae Cicadoidea Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) Heteroptera (True Bugs)

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