Sogatella furcifera, sometimes called the "white-backed planthopper" (WBPH) is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is a pest of rice and sorghum in Asia and the Middle East.[1]

Sogatella furcifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Delphacidae
Genus: Sogatella
Species:
S. furcifera
Binomial name
Sogatella furcifera
(Horváth, 1899)
Synonyms

Delphax furcifera

References edit

  1. ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.