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Species Graminella sonora

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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 Deltocephalinae
Tribe Deltocephalini
Genus Graminella
Species sonora (Graminella sonora)
Other Common Names
Lesser Lawn Leafhopper (1)
Explanation of Names
Graminella sonora (Ball, 1900)
Identification
Range
se US to s.CA / Mex. to C. Amer. / W. Indies - Map (1)
Season
yr round, mostly: Mar-Oct (1)
Food
Pinus (2)??, but if that's right then why call it the Lesser Lawn Leafhopper ??
Print References
Ball, E.D. (1900) Additions to the Western jassid fauna. The Canadian Entomologist 32: 337–347.
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
2.Homoptera on Discover Life
Contributed by Kyle Kittelberger on 2 September, 2017 - 7:58pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 July, 2023 - 12:11pm

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