# Small brown planthopper (*Laodelphax striatellus*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus) is a species in the family Delphacidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 57 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 57 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Delphacidae
- genus: Laodelphax
- species: *Laodelphax striatellus* (Fallén, 1826)

Synonyms: *Achorotile striatella*, *Callidelphax striatella*, *Calligypona gudruna*, *Calligypona striatella*, *Calligypona urceolata*, *Delphacodes akashiensis*, *Delphacodes giffuensis*, *Delphacodes maikoensis*, *Delphacodes minoensis*, *Delphacodes nipponicus*, *Delphacodes striatell*, *Delphacodes striatellus striatellus*, *Delphacodes striatellus var. reyana*, *Delphax akashiensis*, *Delphax giffuensis*, *Delphax maikoensis*, *Delphax minoensis*, *Delphax nipponicus*, *Delphax striatella*, *Delphax striatellus*, *Delphax striatellus striatellus*, *Delphax striatellus var. dorsalis*, *Delphax striatellus var. fimbriata*, *Kirbyana striatella*, *Laodelphax striatella*, *Laodelphax truncata*, *Liburnia akashiensis*, *Liburnia devastans*, *Liburnia giffuensis*, *Liburnia haupti*, *Liburnia maikoensis*, *Liburnia minoensis*, *Liburnia minomensis*, *Liburnia minonensis*, *Liburnia nipponica*, *Liburnia niveopicta*, *Liburnia striatella*, *Liburnia striatella striatella*, *Liburnia striatella var. lateralis*

## Countries on record

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.

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Moldova, Netherlands, North Korea, North Macedonia, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

## Common questions

### Where does the small brown planthopper live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the small brown planthopper for 57 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia and Austria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the small brown planthopper?

The small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus) belongs to the family Delphacidae in the order Hemiptera.

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