Micrutalis calva
| Micrutalis calva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Micrutalis |
| Species: | M. calva
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrutalis calva (Say, 1831)
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Micrutalis calva is a species of Hemiptera found in North America. It feeds on numerous plants, including ragweed, sunflower, wormwood, sycamore, alfalfa, and honeylocust.[1] Nymphs specifically can often be found on the flowers of Vernonia.[2]
References
- ^ Nixon, Philip L.; Thompson, Hugh E. (1987). "Biology of Micrutalis calva (Homoptera: Membracidae) on Honey Locust". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 60 (2): 273–279. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25084892. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Ball, E. D. (1 June 1920). "3. The Life Cycle in Hemiptera (Exc1. Aphids and Coccids.)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 13 (2): 142–151. doi:10.1093/aesa/13.2.142. ISSN 0013-8746. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
