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Green cone-headed planthopper

Acanalonia conica
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The green cone-headed planthopper is a bright green bug with a pointy cone shaped head and bright red eyes. Its wings show a fine net of veins, like a leaf. Its babies are brown, round and covered in long white waxy threads.

Lives in
North America, and now much of Europe
Top speed
about 1 km/h (0.62 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people.
What does it eat?
It drinks sap from many kinds of plants, including garden and farm plants.
For real!Photo of Green cone-headed planthopper
Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It came to Europe by accident and was first found in Italy in 2003.

2

Since then it has spread to many countries, from France to Russia.

3

Both babies and grown-ups make lots of sweet sticky honeydew.

4

The mother hides each egg in a little hole she cuts into a woody stem.

you asked

Most asked questions about Green cone-headed planthopper

?Is the green cone-headed planthopper harmful?

Not to people. In Europe it may become a plant pest.

?Where does the green cone-headed planthopper live?

It comes from North America and now lives in many European countries too.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Acanalonia conica
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Acanaloniidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Acanaloniidae
Lives on
North America, Europe

Where the facts come from

  1. Acanalonia conica (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 xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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