Proutista moesta
| Proutista moesta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Derbidae |
| Genus: | Proutista |
| Species: | P. moesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Proutista moesta (Westwood, 1851)
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| Synonyms | |
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Derbe (Phenice) moesta | |
Proutista moesta is a species of planthopper in the family Derbidae. They are native to the tropics of Asia but have spread into other parts of the tropics. The species is known to feed on the sap of numerous plants include grasses, palms, and banana.[1] Their sucking habit can make them vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
- ^ Van Stalle, Jan (1989). "New species, a key and distribution of the genus Proutista (Homoptera, Derbidae) in New Guinea" (PDF). Indo-Malayan Zoology. 6 (1): 101–118.
- ^ Löcker, Holger; Löcker, Birgit; Holzinger, Werner E. (2009). "Revision of the Derbidae of Seychelles Islands (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2221: 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2221.1.1.
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