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Species Calophya schini - Peppertree Psyllid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Psylloidea
Family Calophyidae
Genus Calophya
Species schini (Peppertree Psyllid)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Calophya schini Tuthill 1959
Range
Native to Peru; in coastal CA from San Diego to San Francisco
Food
Schinus molle (Peruvian Peppertree)
Life Cycle
Nymphs create characteristic pit galls on Shinus molle leaves.
Remarks
First North American record from 1984 in Long Beach, CA
Print References
Downer, J.A., P. Svihra, R.H. Molinar, J.B. Fraser, C.S. Koehler. 1988. New psyllid pest of California pepper tree. California Agriculture March-April 30-32 (pdf)
Internet References
Wikipedia
Contributed by Chris Mallory on 13 December, 2013 - 6:00pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 14 February, 2016 - 12:30pm

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