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• Balclutha jafara

  Balclutha jafara is a leafhopper species native to Africa that was introduced to the Western Hemisphere by 2019. First detected in southern Florida in 2020 and in Colombian shipments entering the United States in 2019, it was previously known only from the Seychelles and Aldabra Islands. The species has since been documented across a broader African range including Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Molecular analysis using COI barcodes confirmed its identity and revealed connections between populations on multiple continents.

  leafhopperinvasive-speciesagricultural-pestricebiosecurityCOI-barcodeFloridaAfricaSeychellesColombiaPoaceaeOryza-sativaCicadellidaeDeltocephalinaeMacrosteliniintroduced-speciesintegrative-taxonomymolecular-identificationZootaxa-5361.4.4Webb-1980