Biology:Heliria cristata

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Short description: Species of treehopper

Heliria cristata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Heliria
Species:
H. cristata
Binomial name
Heliria cristata
Fairmaire, 1846

Heliria cristata is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Heliria.[1][2] It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1846.

Habitat

Heliria cristata is found in the eastern United States, but its range can reach as far as Texas[2] to Ontario, Canada.[1] It feeds primarily on the black oak (Quercus velutina) but it has been spotted feeding on other kinds of oak.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10520298 entry