Cotton fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus).  Click on image to enlarge.Cotton Fleahopper

Scientific name: Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter)
(Hemiptera: Miridae)

Facts: Cotton fleahopper adults are small yellowish-green bugs about 1/8 inch long with black specks on the upper surface of the body. Their piercing-sucking mouthparts are used to feed on leaves of cotton.

Photo credit this page: Winfield Sterling, Texas A&M University
Enlargement link:  Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University


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Last modified: August 10, 2001 by John A. Jackman