Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=Sophonia rufofascia (Kuoh & Kuoh)
Identification
Adults are yellow with a brown stripe down the center of the back and two prominent eye spots on the tail end.
Because its real eyes are the same yellow as the body, the leafhopper appears to be moving backwards when walking. (Jones et al.)
Range
native to Asia, adventive in CA (Aguin-Pombo et al. 2007); Hawaiian islands from sea level to 4,000 feet (Jones et al.)
Season
The presence of adults and nymphs during most of the year suggests that this species has several annual generations. (Aguin-Pombo et al. 2007)
Food
extremely polyphagous, attacking over 300 species of host plants in 83 families (Fukada 1996), considered a threat to all native plants of Hawaii (Aguin-Pombo et al. 2007); resident breeding populations recently discovered in ornamental, vegetable, and fruit crops in CA (Duan & Messing)
Print References
Aguin-Pombo, D., A.M. Franquinho Aguiar, V.G. Kuznetsova (2007) Bionomics and taxonomy of leafhopper
Sophonia orientalis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a Pacific pest species in the Macaronesian Archipelagos. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100(1): 19-26 (
Abstract)
Fukada M.T. (1996) Distribution, host range, and seasonal abundance of the two spotted leafhopper, Sophonia rufofascia (Kuoh and Kuoh) in Hawaii. M.S. thesis. University of Hawaii. Manoa, HI.
Internet References
Fact sheet, by Jones et al.
