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form teliformis

Leafhopper - Graphocephala coccinea Scarlet-green leafhopper - Graphocephala coccinea Colorful but so small - Graphocephala coccinea Graphocephala - Graphocephala coccinea Graphocephala sp - Graphocephala coccinea Leaf hopper on Potato leaf - Graphocephala coccinea Graphocephala ? - Graphocephala coccinea Graphocephala teliformis - Graphocephala coccinea
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 Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)
Tribe Cicadellini
Genus Graphocephala
No Taxon (subgenus Graphocephala)
Species coccinea (Red-banded Leafhopper)
No Taxon form teliformis
Size
~8mm
Identification
A large Graphocephala, brightly colored with nearly equal width red and green bands.
Range
Throughout Canada and the eastern U.S.
Food
Choke Cherry and other woody plants.
Remarks
G. teliformis is considered by most authors as a synonym of G. coccinea.
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