Pests > Pests Entities > Insects > Aphids, Planthoppers & Bugs > Tomato keeled treehopper, Antianthe expansa, Tonga

August 2015. What seems to be the tomato keeled treehopper, Antianthe expansa, has been found on tomato in large number in Tonga. Photos were provided and members asked about its life history and management.

A member sent details of the life cycle:

It certainly looks like a good match for Antianthe expansa: http://bugguide.net/node/view/38008/bgimage

The following reference gives some more information (The Invertebrate Pests of Annual Food Crops in Central America):

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=qMwOAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Antianthe+expansa+distribution&source=bl&ots=xplKWQKmiG&sig=TSL21QwcLMWrc4EjXxSx2GicBlw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBGoVChMI3evtyPazxwIVw9-mCh3AegZK#v=onepage&q=Antianthe%20expansa%20distribution&f=false