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Red-eyed planthopper

Lystra lanata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The red-eyed planthopper (Lystra lanata) is a species in the family Fulgoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 7 countries, including Bolivia, Ecuador and French Guiana.

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Quick facts about the red-eyed planthopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
7 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the red-eyed planthopper live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The red-eyed planthopper is listed for 7 countries.

BoliviaPeruGuyanaSurinameEcuadorJamaica
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  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bolivia
  2. Ecuador
  3. French Guiana
  4. Guyana
  5. Jamaica
  6. Peru
  7. Suriname

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the red-eyed planthopper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the red-eyed planthopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyFulgoridae
  6. genusLystra
  7. SpeciesLystra lanata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aphana lanata, Cicada lanata, Cicadella lanata, Fulgora lanata, Lystra comata, Lystra laineuse, Lystra morio

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-eyed planthopper

Other species in the same genus Lystra.

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Common questions

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Where does the red-eyed planthopper live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the red-eyed planthopper for 7 countries, including Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and Jamaica. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the red-eyed planthopper?

The red-eyed planthopper (Lystra lanata) belongs to the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.

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@misc{red_eyed_planthopper_2026,
  title = {Red-eyed planthopper (Lystra lanata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-eyed-planthopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}