Bug FAQJavesella pellucida
Javesella pellucida · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Delphacidae
Source: Wikipedia
Javesella pellucida belongs to the planthopper family Delphacidae. It feeds on rice (Oryza sativa) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), making it a pest of those crops.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It eats rice and Italian ryegrass, which can harm those cultivated plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants does Javesella pellucida feed on?
It feeds on rice and Italian ryegrass.
Source: Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javesella_pellucida
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