Siphanta acuta (Walker)
Green planthopper
Caution
Many of the insects depicted on these pages are outwardly similar and you should not use photographs as the sole means of identification. These pages form part of a scientific key which will assist a trained entomologist to identify the species accurately.
Siphanta acuta (Walker 1851)
Common Name: Green planthopper
Subfamily/Tribe: Flatidae/Siphantini
Distribution: ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA, Norfolk Is. New Zealand, USA (Hawaii, California), S. Africa, Azores
Economic Status: This species is not regarded as more than a minor pest in its native Australia but has been introduced to a number of other parts of the world where it is reported to be a pest of banana, citrus, coffee, guava, macadamia and many ornamentals.
Notes: The Green planthopper is one of the best known Australian planthoppers although other species of the genus Siphanta can be confused with it, particularly Siphanta hebes (Walker) which is a minor pest of citrus in Australia.
[image: M.J. Fletcher, 1975]