planthopper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of planthopper
Example Sentences
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At the end of June, the project visited Fir & Pond Woods, near Potters Bar, and recorded Euides basilinea, a planthopper associated with reeds, which had no previous records in Hertfordshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Although the inch-long planthopper looks pretty with its distinctive black spots and bright red wing markings, the sap-sucking bug likes to mass and feed on plants.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Native to China, this striking, black-and-red planthopper showed up in the U.S. for the first time in 2014, perhaps stowed away on an international shipment of decorative stone bound for Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
The gray-and-red-winged planthopper from China first showed up in Pennsylvania in 2014.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
The planthopper was thought to be accidentally imported to Berks County, Pa., in 2014, presumably in a shipping container from Asia.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
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