Homoptera: cicadas, hoppers, & aphids

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some of the Homoptera

Homoptera: an overview

superfamily Cicadoidea

Cicadidae

Membracidae: treehoppers

treehopper from Costa Rica

treehoppers

Cercopidae: spittlebugs, froghoppers

Cicadellidae: leafhoppers

comparison: Cicadellidae vs Cercopidae

superfamily Fulgoroidea

nymph and adult Fulgoroidea from New Guinea

“peanut bug,” South America

Aphididae: aphids

aphids under attack

superfamily Coccoidea

scale insects

Photo sources

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