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Species Carynota marmorata - Marbled Treehopper

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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 Membracidae (Typical Treehoppers)
Subfamily Smiliinae
Tribe Telamonini
Genus Carynota
Species marmorata (Marbled Treehopper)
Explanation of Names
Carynota marmorata (Say, 1830)
Food
Alnus incana (gray alder)
Betula papyrifera (paper birch)
Corylus americana (American hazelnut)
Populus (cottonwood)
Quercus alba (white oak)
Internet References
The Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota has a photo of a pinned specimen.
The Montreal Insectarium lists C. marmorata in its collection.
The University of Maine also has it listed in their collection.
North Carolina State University cites 8 pinned specimens in collection, including locally collected specimens.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 27 January, 2005 - 8:08am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, KenW, antarctica
Last updated 13 March, 2021 - 2:02pm

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