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Oak leafhopper

Iassus lanio
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasForests and woods6 legs

The oak leafhopper is a small insect that lives on oak trees. It sucks sap from the leaves and can jump away in a flash. When scientists talk about its group, it is the one they use as the example.

Lives in
Europe, from the British Isles to Russia, and North Africa, on oak trees
Top speed
about 1 km/h (0.62 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting people.
What does it eat?
It drinks sap from oak leaves with a mouth shaped like a tiny straw.
For real!Photo of Oak leafhopper
Picture by Kulac at de.wikipedia. CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Leafhoppers have strong back legs and can jump far for their size.

2

It lives in a big area, from the British Isles all the way to Russia and down to North Africa.

3

It is the model species of its genus, the one that scientists first used to describe the whole group.

you asked

Most asked questions about Oak leafhopper

?Is the oak leafhopper harmful?

No. It is harmless to people.

?Where does the oak leafhopper live?

In Europe, Russia and North Africa, on oak trees.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Iassus lanio
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Cicadellidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Cicadellidae
Lives on
Europe, Asia, Africa

Where the facts come from

  1. Iassus lanio (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Kulac at de.wikipedia. CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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