Biology:Macugonalia moesta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Macugonalia |
| Species: | M. moesta
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| Macugonalia moesta (Fabricius, 1803)
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Macugonalia moesta is a species from the genus Macugonalia.[1][2][3] The species was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1803.
Description
Macugonalia moesta is a small blue insect that is 6,7 millimeters long. It has two spots on its back that look like a blue band in the middle and black on the sides. The head and the middle part of the body, the thorax, are black. On the thorax, there is a blue band that stops near the insect's compound eyes. On the head, there is a white band between the eyes that covers two small eyes called ocelli.[4]
Hosts
Macugonalia moesta has been found on Wedelia trilobata, Ayapana pallustrus, Heliotropium indicum, Ocimum basilicum, Hyptis mutabilis and Aristolochia iquitensis.[4]
Distribution
Macugonalia moesta has been documented in Brazil ,[3] French Guiana,[5] Guyana,[5] Peru,[4] and Suriname.[5] Recent observations obtained through Crowdsourcing seem to confirm this.[6]
Ecology
Together with Macugonalia umbrosa, M. moesta has been observed as possible vectors for Xylella fastidiosa in citrus orchards in Brazil.[2][3][7] X. fastidiosa is a xylem-inhabiting, vector-transmitted, Gram-negative, very slow-growing bacterium, which in the Amazon causes citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) or citrus X disease.[7]
References
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- ↑ , Wikidata Q51392864
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 , Wikidata Q118792758
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 , Wikidata Q118792792
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 , Wikidata Q118793248
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 , Wikidata Q118792929
- ↑ "Macugonalia moesta (Fabricius, 1803)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2039402.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 , Wikidata Q118792862
Wikidata ☰ Q10574967 entry
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