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Species Tylopelta gibbera

Treehopper - Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera (Stål) - Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera (Stål) - Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera nymphs and adult - Tylopelta gibbera Tylopelta gibbera from North Central Texas - Tylopelta gibbera
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 Membracidae (Typical Treehoppers)
Subfamily Membracinae
Tribe Membracini
Genus Tylopelta
Species gibbera (Tylopelta gibbera)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tylopelta gibbera (Stål)
Orig. Comb: Tropidoscyta gibbera Stål 1869
Explanation of Names
gibbera (L). 'humped' (1)
Size
♀ 4 mm, ♂ 3 mm(2)
Range
se. US, AZ / Mex. to C. Amer. - Map (2)(3)(4)
Season
May-Sep (BG data)
Food
on ticktrefoil (Desmodium, Fabaceae) (2)
Remarks
rare in FL(2)
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