Biology:Heliria cristata
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Short description: Species of treehopper
Heliria cristata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Membracidae |
Genus: | Heliria |
Species: | H. cristata
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Binomial name | |
Heliria cristata Fairmaire, 1846
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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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliria cristata.
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