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Siphanta acuta
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Siphanta acuta

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. Its common names are Green Planthopper (in Australia and New Zealand) and Torpedo Bug (in Hawaii).

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5 branches of this group, most-observed first

Torpedo Bug

speciesSiphanta acuta

green mottled planthopper

speciesSiphanta hebes

Siphanta angularis

speciesSiphanta angularis

Siphanta eberhardi

speciesSiphanta eberhardi

Siphanta tropica

speciesSiphanta tropica

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1449446.