Vanduzea triguttata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Vanduzea
Species:
V. triguttata
Binomial name
Vanduzea triguttata
Burmeister, 1836
Synonyms
List
  • Entylia triguttata Burmeister, 1836
  • Acutalis triguttata Burmeister, 1836
  • Parmula triguttata Burmeister, 1836
  • Cyrtolobus annexus Townsend, 1892
  • Vanduzea vestita Goding, 1893

Vanduzea triguttata, also known as the three-spotted treehopper, is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Vanduzea. It was first described by the German entomologist Ernst-Gerhard Burmeister in 1836.[1]

Description

V. triguttata is similar to Vanduzea arquata. Its pronotum is brown overall, with three white spots, hence the nickname three-spotted treehopper. Males are 3-3.5 millimeters long while females are 4 millimeters long.[1][2]

Habitat and diet

V. triguttata is found in southern and midwestern United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana.[3] Due to its unusually large range, it feeds on many types of trees, including:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Species Vanduzea triguttata - Three-spotted Treehopper". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Vanduzea triguttata Burmeister | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-01-09.


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