A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha within the Hemiptera, exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and from the fact that they often `hop` for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers. However, planth..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planthopper