INSECTS

Potato Leafhopper

Empoasca fabae

Insects

Native

3 mmLength

True bug in the family Cicadellidae 3 mm long. Lives in fields. Feeds on plants.

There are 16 observations of Potato Leafhopper in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

Capitale-Nationale5
Montréal5
Montérégie4
Estrie1
Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

Similar species

Psylla carpinicolaPsylla carpinicola