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Leafhopper

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pestnoun	Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
aphidnoun	A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
leafminernoun	Alternative spelling of leaf miner. [(ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue.]
sawflynoun	Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the order Hymenoptera, whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.
leafminersnoun	Alternative spelling of leaf miner. [(ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue.]
weevilnoun	Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
hemipterannoun	A hemipter.
mealybugnoun	Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
aphidsnoun	a feminist art collective from Melbourne, Australia currently comprising Lara Thoms and Mish Grigor.
planthoppernoun	Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.
psyllidnoun	Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
psyllidsnoun	Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
webwormnoun	Any of various caterpillars, of diverse moth families, that spin a web; the moth species of such a caterpillar.
hemipteranoun	an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.
whiteflynoun	Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
fruitwormnoun	The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop.
thripnoun	Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera.
lepidopterous	(entomology, taxonomy) Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
beetlenoun	Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
thripsnoun	Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.