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Intermountain potato leafhopper adult

Intermountain Potato Leafhopper
Empoasca filamenta Delong

These insects are green and wedge-shaped, with white markings. Adults are 4 mm long. Adults and nymphs feed on the undersides of leaves, causing a stippling or speckling of the leaf surface. They can occur in potatoes from May to September. Host plants: potatoes, tomatoes, nightshade.