- Graphocephala fennahi
Taxobox
name = Rhododendron Leafhopper
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Rhododendron Leafhopper
("Graphocephala fennahi")
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hemiptera
subordo =Auchenorrhyncha
infraordo =Cicadomorpha
superfamilia =Membracoidea
familia =Cicadellidae
genus = "Graphocephala "
species = "G. fennahi"
binomial = "Graphocephala fennahi"
binomial_authority = Young, 1977The Rhododendron leafhopper ("Graphocephala fennahi"), so named as it feeds on the sap of
rhododendron s, [www.britishbugs.org] is native to theUSA . The species was introduced toGreat Britain in the 1930s and continentalEurope in the 1970s. [Sprynar, P. (2005) "Plant Protection Science" 41: 38–41.] There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a Rhododendronfungus through Europe. [Sergel, R. (2005) "Journal of Pest Science" 60: 134–136.]Notes
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