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Leaf hoppers and similar insects belong to the suborder Homoptera which some entymologists consider a seperate order.
Leaf hoppers are small but very common and this is a very diverse and
often colorful group.
This group includes many important pest species. Adaptive radiation has kept well ahead of the extinction
rate so there are now far more species of leaf hoppers than in ages past. The leaf hopper shown here is about 25 million years old
and so probably represents an extinct species. It would take an expert to confirm this, however.
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