Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 653: Rhododendron Leafhopper No. 653 |

Rhododendron Leafhopper
Rhododendron Leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi) – species of family “Typical Leafhoppers“

Graphocephala fennahi (rhododendron leafhopper) is a species of leafhopper native to the United States. Its common name derives from it feeding on the sap of rhododendrons. The species was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930s and continental Europe in the 1970s. There has been suggestion that the rhododendron leafhopper contributes to the spread of a rhododendron fungus (Pycnostysanus azaleae) through Europe.

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„Rhododendron Leafhopper“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily