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'''''Siphanta acuta''''' (also known as Fish Moth) is a plant-feeding insect in the family [[Flatidae]]; this species of [[planthopper]] is found in various parts of the world, and is sometimes called the '''green planthopper''' or the '''torpedo bug'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/local-insects/planthopper-green.html|title = Website Not Available}}</ref> About 15&nbsp;mm long, they resemble small leaves and are generally found in trees. Their wings are triangular, and the back edge and corners of their wings are lined with dotted red. They are known for jumping quickly from plant to plant. One of the planthopper’s main predators is the [[steelblue ladybird]], which eats the eggs of the planthoppers.
'''''Siphanta acuta''''' is a species of [[planthopper]] in the family [[Flatidae]]; this species is native to Australia, but is now found in various other parts of the world. About 10 mm long, they resemble small leaves and are generally found in trees.
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[[File:Siphanta acuta 65574401.jpg|thumb|left|''Siphanta acuta'' nymph]]


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== See also ==
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File:Siphanta acuta 65574401.jpg|''Siphanta acuta'' nymph
* ''[[Scolypopa australis]]''
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://insectoid.info/insecta/pterygota/neoptera/paraneoptera/hemiptera/auchenorrhyncha/fulgoromorpha/fulgoroidea/flatidae/flatinae/siphantini/siphanta/acuta/ ''Siphanta acuta'' at Insectoid.info]
* [https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/InterestingInsects/Green-planthopper---Siphanta-acuta.html ''Siphanta acuta'' at Factsheets: Interesting Insects and other Invertebrates]


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Siphanta acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Flatidae
Genus: Siphanta
Species:
S. acuta
Binomial name
Siphanta acuta
(Walker, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cromna elegans (Costa, 1864)
  • Phalainesthes schauinslandi (Kirkaldy, 1899)
  • Poeciloptera acuta (Walker, 1851)
  • Poeciloptera cupido (Walker, 1851)
  • Poeciloptera hebes (Walker, 1851)
  • Siphanta cupido (Walker, 1851)
  • Siphanta elegans (Costa, 1864)
  • Siphanta schauinslandi (Kirkaldy, 1899)

Siphanta acuta is a species of planthopper in the family Flatidae; this species is native to Australia, but is now found in various other parts of the world. About 10 mm long, they resemble small leaves and are generally found in trees.

  • Siphanta acuta nymph
    Siphanta acuta nymph

References

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  1. ^ Walker, Francis (1851). List of the Specimens of Homopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum.
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