| Cardiaspina | |
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| Adult Cardiaspina fiscella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Psylloidea |
| Family: | Aphalaridae |
| Subfamily: | Spondyliaspidinae |
| Genus: | Cardiaspina Crawford, 1911 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Cardiaspis Schwarz, 1898 | |
Cardiaspina is a bug genus in the subfamily Spondyliaspidinae.
Spondyliaspidinae is a bug subfamily in the family Aphalaridae. Plant eaters, they primarily feed on eucalypts.
Cardiaspina densitexta is a bug species in the genus Cardiaspina, found in Australia. It is found on Eucalyptus species such as Eucalyptus fasciculosa, Eucalyptus diversifolia and Eucalyptus odorata. This species protects itself in lerp.
Cardiaspina fiscella, the brown basket lerp or brown lace lerp, is a jumping plant louse species in the genus Cardiaspina originally found in Australia. It spread to New Zealand where it was found in 1996 near the Auckland airport. It feeds on eucalyptus, especially swamp mahogany, and is found in Victoria, eastern New South Wales, and southeastern Queensland, as well as the capital territory (ACT) around Canberra and on Norfolk Island. Cardiaspina fiscella has five nymphal instars, and as the instars moult they add a layer to their outside covering (casing), known as the "lerp".
Cardiaspina retator is a bug species in the genus Cardiaspina, found on Eucalyptus species in Australia.
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