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Species Graminella sonora

Which Leafhopper is this? - Graminella sonora

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)

Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)

Family Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)

Subfamily Deltocephalinae

Tribe Deltocephalini

Genus Graminella

Species sonora (Graminella sonora)

Other Common Names

Lesser Lawn Leafhopper (1)

Explanation of Names

Graminella sonora (Ball, 1900)

Identification

Range

se US to s.CA / Mex. to C. Amer. / W. Indies - Map (1)

Season

yr round, mostly: Mar-Oct (1)

Food

Pinus (2)??, but if that's right then why call it the Lesser Lawn Leafhopper ??

Print References

Ball, E.D. (1900) Additions to the Western jassid fauna. The Canadian Entomologist 32: 337–347.

Works Cited

1.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

2.	Homoptera on Discover Life

Contributed by Kyle Kittelberger on 2 September, 2017 - 7:58pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 July, 2023 - 12:11pm

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