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Ophiderma pubescens

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Species of treehoppers

Ophiderma pubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Ophiderma
Species: O. pubescens
Binomial name
Ophiderma pubescens
Emmons, 1854

Ophiderma pubescens is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. It was first described by Ebenezer Emmons in 1854.

Distribution

Ophiderma pubescens is found across eastern and central North America. It is commonly found from April to July.

Diet

Ophiderma pubescens feeds on the trees of the genus Quercus, or oaks, including:

  • Q. falcata (southern red oak)
  • Q. marilandica (blackjack oak)
  • Q. stellata (post oak)
  • Q. rubra (northern red oak)

References

  1. "Species Ophiderma pubescens". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. ^ "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
Taxon identifiers
Ophiderma pubescens


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