robinsoni group

Classification · Remarks

Draeculacephala - Draeculacephala mollipes - male

Green sharpshooter - Draeculacephala mollipes

Draeculacephala robinsoni? - Draeculacephala robinsoni

Leafhopper ID Request: Draeculacephala robinsoni? - Draeculacephala robinsoni

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

Remarks

This is a provisional grouping of species which are morphologically very similar and are likely closely related. Draeculacephala mollipes may not be as closely related as the other four species, but it is morphologically quite similar. These species are most easily recognized by their blue-ish wing venation. The taxonomy of this group is very messy—D. robinsoni may be a number of cryptic species.

Contributed by Solomon Hendrix on 26 January, 2022 - 12:30pm

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