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Ligurian Leafhopper (Eupteryx decemnotata)
Species
Eupteryx decemnotata
- Ligurian Leafhopper
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
Typhlocybinae (Microleafhoppers)
Tribe
Typhlocybini
Genus
Eupteryx
Species
decemnotata
(Ligurian Leafhopper)
Explanation of Names
Eupteryx decemnotata
Rey 1891
Size
2-3 mm
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1
)
Range
native to the Mediterranean (now rapidly spreading in Europe), adventive in NA and established in CA (Napa and Riverside Cos.)
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2
)
Season
adults May-Oct in the UK
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1
)
Food
various herbs & ornamentals in the Lamiaceae (rosemary, sage, marjoram, catnip, mint, oregano, etc.)
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2
)
Remarks
earliest NA record: CA 2008; spreads with trade
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2
)
Internet References
Species pages:
Dmitriev ()
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3
)
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Bantock & Botting (2010)
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1
)
Works Cited
1.
Bantock T., Botting J. (2010‒) British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera
2.
A leafhopper pest of plants in the mint family, Eupteryx decemnotata Rey (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)...
Rung A., Halbert S.E., Ziesk D.C., Gill R.J. 2009. Insecta Mundi 0088: 1-4.
3.
Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases
Contributed by
v belov
on 13 May, 2011 - 3:29pm
Last updated 19 October, 2013 - 9:24am