Nymphs are heavily spined and shaped somewhat similar to the adults.
The mature nymph will be just slightly less in length than the adult and lack the protective shield-shaped wings. Peanut, vegetables, soybean, alfalfa, and other legume pastures and forages. The insect feeds by inserting its beak into plant tissue and sucking out plant juices. Damage to peanuts and soybeans is characterized by small, brown, chlorotic lesions on stems. Lesions will often callus over to cause small bumps or raised areas on the stems.