Species Enchenopa onptelea - undescribed species that feeds on Ptelea

Classification · Explanation of Names · Food · Life Cycle

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

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

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (Free-living Hemipterans)

Superfamily Cicadoidea

Family Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Genus Enchenopa

Species onptelea (undescribed species that feeds on Ptelea)

Explanation of Names

This is a species name we made up as a temporary holding place. We separated out the Enchenopa images that we took on Ptelea. Dr Hamilton is researching the correct name for this species.

Food

Ptelea trifoliata (hoptree, wafer ash).

Life Cycle

A year in the life of Enchenopa - 2006 - in northwest Chicago

May 14 - just about 1 mm with long hairy spines

May 20 - about 1.5 mm, long hair is gone

June 3 - 2 mm and growing a crest

June 14 - pushing 3 mm and getting a horn on their crest

Exuviae -

Adults -

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 15 May, 2006 - 9:31pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 12 November, 2009 - 11:10am

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