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Errastunus ocellaris
Species
Errastunus ocellaris
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
Paralimnini
Subtribe
Paralimnina
Genus
Errastunus
Species
ocellaris
(Errastunus ocellaris)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=
Errastunus ocellaris
(preferred name)
Latalus sobrinus
Errastunus sobrinus
Explanation of Names
Latalus ocellaris
(Fallén 1806)
Identification
This species resembles members of the genus
Latalus
, but is unique in having reticulate venation in the claval region of the wings.
Range
native to Europe, adventive in NA.
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1
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It is found throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada and stretches across Canada to British Columbia.
Habitat
in e. NA, common in non-native areas (lawns, old fields, etc.) (Dr Hamilton's comment); in the UK, common in a variety of grassland habitats
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2
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Works Cited
1.
Assessment of species diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
McAlpine D.F., Smith I.M. (eds.). 2010. Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press). 785 pp.
2.
Bantock T., Botting J. (2010‒) British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera
Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 8 July, 2005 - 5:45pm
Additional contributions by
john and jane balaban
,
v belov
,
metrioptera
,
TurtleDude
,
antarctica
Last updated 5 November, 2020 - 11:42am