Fitchiella robertsonii

Fitchiella robertsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Caliscelidae
Genus:	Fitchiella
Species:	F. robertsonii
Binomial name
	Fitchiella robertsonii; (Fitch 1856)
Synonyms
	Naso robertsonii

Last updated September 14, 2025

Fitchiella robertsonii is a species of planthopper found in Canada and the United States.^[1] It feeds on Sorghastrum nutans as its primary host plant, although the species can also survive on Andropogon gerardi .^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Rice, Marlin E; Hatfield, Mary J (2025-07-15). "What once was lost, now is found: discovery and ecology of an elusive ball-nosed planthopper, Fitchiella robertsonii (Hemiptera: Caliscelidae), from tallgrass prairie". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaf026. ISSN 0013-8746 . Retrieved 2025-09-13.

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[s301-1] 1 2 3 4 Rice, Marlin E; Hatfield, Mary J (2025-07-15). "What once was lost, now is found: discovery and ecology of an elusive ball-nosed planthopper, Fitchiella robertsonii (Hemiptera: Caliscelidae), from tallgrass prairie". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaf026. ISSN 0013-8746 . Retrieved 2025-09-13.

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