Ceresa taurina

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Ceresa taurina
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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 taurinaFitch, 1856
  • Stictocephala taurinaFitch
  • Ceresa illinoiensisGoding, 1893
  • Membracis taurinaHarris, 1835
  • Membracis taurinaHarris, 1852
  • Enchenopa taurinaWalker, 1851

Ceresa taurina is a species of treehopper of the genus Ceresa first described by Asa Fitch in 1856. [1] [2]

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Habitat

Ceresa taurina is found across the eastern USA and southern Canada and abundant in the summer months. [1] [2] [3] It is polyphagous. [1]

Appearance

Ceresa taurina is around 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) long. [1] It is similar to the species of the genera Stictocephala [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Species Stictocephala taurina". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. 1 2 "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Stictocephala taurina (Fitch, 1856)". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. 1 2 "Stictocephala taurina". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-09.