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mollipes or robinsoni

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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 Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
Subfamily Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)
Tribe Cicadellini
Genus Draeculacephala
No Taxon (robinsoni group)
No Taxon mollipes or robinsoni
Identification
these blue-veined species can appear quite similar dorsally, so it is crucial that a size and view of the underside are obtained to distinguish species.
Range
eastern U.S. and Canada
Food
grasses
Contributed by v belov on 8 August, 2017 - 4:22pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, TurtleDude, antarctica
Last updated 19 August, 2020 - 3:21pm

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