White-Backed Planthopper vs Box Bug
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | White-Backed Planthopper | Box Bug |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Sogatella furcifera | Gonocerus acuteangulatus |
| Order | Hemiptera | Hemiptera |
| Family | Delphacidae | Coreidae |
| Size | 3-4 mm | 11-14 mm |
| Habitat | Farmland | Heathland |
| Diet | Sap Feeders | Fruit Feeders |
| Regions | Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands | Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
White-Backed Planthopper
A small delphacid planthopper with a distinctive white dorsal stripe on an otherwise brown body. It is a major rice pest that migrates long distances on monsoon winds.
Did You Know?
It can travel over 1,000 km in a single migratory flight by riding monsoon winds, colonizing new rice crops far from its origin.
Box Bug
A slender, reddish-brown coreid bug historically restricted to box trees in southern England but now expanding its range northward. It feeds on developing fruits and seeds of box and hawthorn.
Did You Know?
Once Britain's rarest shieldbug confined to a single box woodland, it has expanded dramatically northward since 2000 due to warming temperatures.