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Species Catonia carolina

Pennsylvania Planthopper - Catonia carolina

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 Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)

Superfamily Fulgoroidea

Family Achilidae (Achilid Planthoppers)

Tribe Plectoderini

Genus Catonia

Species carolina (Catonia carolina)

Explanation of Names

Catonia carolina Metcalf 1923

Range

e. US (NJ-FL to KS-TX)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 17 August, 2011 - 3:31pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 11 November, 2013 - 5:54pm

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