EPPO Global Database

Amrasca biguttula(EMPOBI)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Abelmoschus esculentus (ABMES) Major host
* Akonde ZF-X, Zakari Moussa O, Atta S, Leyo IH, Dan Guimbo I (2024) Cotton leafhoppers, Amrasca biguttula (Ishida, 1913) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), identified as a new species on okra and guinea sorrel in Niger. Advances in Entomology 12, 183-194. https://doi.org/10.4236/ae.2024.123014
Gossypium (1GOSG) Major host
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966 
Gossypium hirsutum (GOSHI) Major host
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966

* Kamble CS, Sathe TV (2015) Incidence and host plants for Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) from Kolhapur region, India. International Journal of Development Research 5(3), 3658-3661.

Hibiscus sabdariffa (HIBSA) Major host
* Akonde ZF-X, Zakari Moussa O, Atta S, Leyo IH, Dan Guimbo I (2024) Cotton leafhoppers, Amrasca biguttula (Ishida, 1913) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), identified as a new species on okra and guinea sorrel in Niger. Advances in Entomology 12, 183-194. https://doi.org/10.4236/ae.2024.123014
Solanum melongena (SOLME) Major host
* Ghosh A, Biswas GC, Paul A, Tandra AB (2021) Prevailing insects and mite pests of brinjal and their natural enemies at Jashore In Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research 46(1), 117-121.
Cynodon dactylon (CYNDA) Wild/Weed
* Kamble CS, Sathe TV (2015) Incidence and host plants for Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) from Kolhapur region, India. International Journal of Development Research 5(3), 3658-3661.
Sida acuta (SIDAC) Wild/Weed
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966 
Solanum nigrum (SOLNI) Wild/Weed
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966 
Alcea sp. (AKASS) Host
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966 
Cajanus cajan (CAJCA) Host
* Kamble CS, Sathe TV (2015) Incidence and host plants for Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) from Kolhapur region, India. International Journal of Development Research 5(3), 3658-3661.
Carthamus tinctorius (CAUTI) Host
* Keheng B (2022) Abundance and diversity of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) arthropods in Botswana’. MSc Thesis. Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN). https://moodle.buan.ac.bw/handle/13049/554.
Helianthus annuus (HELAN) Host
* Kamble CS, Sathe TV (2015) Incidence and host plants for Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) from Kolhapur region, India. International Journal of Development Research 5(3), 3658-3661.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (HIBRS) Host
* Kamble CS, Sathe TV (2015) Incidence and host plants for Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) from Kolhapur region, India. International Journal of Development Research 5(3), 3658-3661.
Hibiscus sp. (HIBSS) Host
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966 
Momordica charantia (MOMCH) Host
* Gnaneswaran R, Viraktamath CA, Hemachandra KS, Ahangama D, Wijayagunasekara HN, Wahundeniya I (2008) Typhlocybine Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) Associated with Horticultural Crops in Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research 20, 1-11.
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Host
* Yahya M, Khan MA, Subhan F, Hazrat A, Khan J, Amin A, Ullah H, Nowsheen T (2021) Control of insect pests attacking tomato crops in district Bajaur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research 27(3), 381-395
Solanum muricatum (SOLMU) Host
* Ishikawa T, Takahata K (2019) Insect and mite pests of pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.) in Japan. Biodiversity Data Journal 7, e36453. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e36453
Vigna unguiculata (VIGSI) Host
* Kamble CS, Sathe TV (2015) Incidence and host plants for Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) from Kolhapur region, India. International Journal of Development Research 5(3), 3658-3661.