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Species Stobaera tricarinata

Delphacidae, lateral - Stobaera tricarinata Delphacidae, face - Stobaera tricarinata planthopper (?Derbidae) - Stobaera tricarinata Stobaera - Stobaera tricarinata frons - Stobaera tricarinata adult left side - Stobaera tricarinata - male Stobaera tricarinata Stobaera tricarinata
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 Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)
Superfamily Delphacoidea
Family Delphacidae (Delphacid Planthoppers)
Subfamily Delphacinae
Tribe Delphacini
Genus Stobaera
Species tricarinata (Stobaera tricarinata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Stobaera tricarinata (Say)
Orig. Comb: Delphax tricarinata Say 1825
Numbers
one of 8 species in this genus in North America listed at nearctica.com
Identification
wings long, triangular, widest beyond midpoint, mostly clear except for some translucent brown patches; wing veins white with many black dots, giving stippled appearance; legs white to pale brown with several prominent black bands; wings held over back at rest

Det. Kyle Kittelberger, 2017, based on the face
Range
virtually all of United States plus New Brunswick and southern Ontario - Map (1)
Habitat
fields with flowers
Food
ragweed and other Asteraceae flowers
Print References
Van Duzee, E.P. (1897). A preliminary review of the North American Delphacidae. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 5: 225-261.