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Species Cixius nervosus

Representative Images

planthopper - Cixius nervosus Cixius basalis? - Cixius nervosus Cixius sp.? Came to light - Cixius nervosus Cixius - Cixius nervosus - male Cixius - Cixius nervosus - male Cixiidae - Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus planthopper - Cixius nervosus

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 Cixiidae (Cixiid Planthoppers)
Subfamily Cixiinae
Tribe Cixiini
Genus Cixius
Species nervosus (Cixius nervosus)

Explanation of Names

Cixius nervosus (Linnaeus 1758)

Range

much of NA (BC‒YT‒ME to CA‒NM‒KS‒NC)(1); widespread holarctic(2)