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Species Acanalonia bivittata - Two-striped Planthopper

Acanalonia? - Acanalonia bivittata Acanaloniid Planthopper - Acanalonia bivittata Cool hopper - Acanalonia bivittata Acanalonia bivittata (Say) - Acanalonia bivittata Acanaloniid Planthopper - Acanalonia bivittata Acanalonia bivittata - Two-striped Planthopper? - Acanalonia bivittata Acanaloniidae (pink) - Acanalonia bivittata Two-striped Planthopper - Acanalonia bivittata
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 Fulgoroidea
Family Acanaloniidae (Acanaloniid Planthoppers)
Genus Acanalonia
No Taxon (bivittata group)
Species bivittata (Two-striped Planthopper)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acanalonia bivittata rubescens (Melichar 1901)(1)
Explanation of Names
Acanalonia bivittata (Say 1825)
bivittata 'two-striped'
Size
5.2-8.4 mm(2)
Identification
Reticulation prominent over all the forewings(2)
usually green (occasionally pink) with broad prominently-veined wings held vertically; reddish stripe along inner edge of wing
in A. fasciata (sw US) reticulation lacking at base of forewings, and size smaller (4.2-6.2 mm)(2)
Range
e. US (ME-FL west to MN-TX) and so. ON(2)
Habitat
fields, shrublands, wood edges on shoots or leaves of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants
Food
polyphagous(2)
Life Cycle
Life cycle stages (MJ Hatfield)
Remarks
the most common and widespread member of the genus
Works Cited
1.A review of the planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) of the United States
Bartlett C. R., O'Brien L. B. & Wilson S. W. 2014. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 50: 1-287.
2.Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 25 April, 2005 - 1:05am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov, marcie oconnor
Last updated 29 September, 2021 - 7:00pm

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