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Species Hylaius oregonensis

Representative Images

Cicadellidae? - Hylaius oregonensis - male - female Cicadellidae? - Hylaius oregonensis Cicadellidae? - Hylaius oregonensis - male - female Hemiptera - Hylaius oregonensis Blue lake leafhopper - Hylaius oregonensis - male Blue lake leafhopper - Hylaius oregonensis - male Blue lake leafhopper - Hylaius oregonensis - male plant hopper - Hylaius oregonensis

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 Errhomeninae
Tribe Bathysmatophorini
Genus Hylaius
Species oregonensis (Hylaius oregonensis)

Explanation of Names

Hylaius oregonensis (Baker 1898)

Remarks

Rare and very primitive leafhoppers that are mostly found on grand fir in undisturbed habitats. --Andy Hamilton