Graphocephala fennahi Young, 1977
(Rhododendron Leafhopper)

Interactions where Graphocephala fennahi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of live leaf UK/Ireland Rhododendron rhododendrons and azaleas Ericales: Ericaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cicadellidae/Graphocephala fennahi/Graphocephala fennahirhododendron leafhopper Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron/Rhododendronrhododendrons and azaleasliveleaf

Interactions where Graphocephala fennahi is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
spreads Seifertia azaleae Rhododendron Bud Blast and Twig Blight - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Seifertia azaleae/Seifertia azaleaerhododendron bud blast and twig blight (causative organism) Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cicadellidae/Graphocephala fennahi/Graphocephala fennahirhododendron leafhopper is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Graphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Graphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGraphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper)
SubfamilyCICADELLINAE (a subfamily of leafhoppers)
FamilyCICADELLIDAE (leafhoppers)
SuperfamilyCICADOMORPHA (a superfamily of planthoppers)
SuborderAUCHENORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Graphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper)

Graphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fox, R.T.V. 1991 Fungal foes in your garden no 11: Bud Blast of Rhododendron & Azalea Mycologist Vol 05 (1): 34.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Graphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Graphocephala fennahi (Rhododendron Leafhopper)

An introduced, bright red and green leaf-hopper which is now very common on Rhododendron. It is often claimed to spread Rhododendron Bud Blast (Pycnostysanus azaleae) but scientific research has failed to demonstrate for this.

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