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Ceresa taurina

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Species of insect

Ceresa taurina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Ceresa
Species: C. taurina
Binomial name
Ceresa taurina
Fitch, 1856
Synonyms
  • Membracis taurina Fitch, 1856
  • Stictocephala taurina Fitch
  • Ceresa illinoiensis Goding, 1893
  • Membracis taurina Harris, 1835
  • Membracis taurina Harris, 1852
  • Enchenopa taurina Walker, 1851

Ceresa taurina is a species of treehopper of the genus Ceresa first described by Asa Fitch in 1856.

Habitat

Ceresa taurina is found across the eastern USA and southern Canada and abundant in the summer months. It is polyphagous.

Appearance

Ceresa taurina is around 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) long. It is similar to the species of the genera Stictocephala

References

  1. ^ "Species Stictocephala taurina". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. ^ "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Stictocephala taurina (Fitch, 1856)". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. ^ "Stictocephala taurina". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
Taxon identifiers
Ceresa taurina


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