Biology:Micrutalis calva

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Short description: Species of insect

Micrutalis calva
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Micrutalis
Species:
M. calva
Binomial name
Micrutalis calva
(Say, 1831)

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

  1. 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. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25084892. Retrieved 1 July 2022. 
  2. 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. https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/13/2/142/244403. Retrieved 1 July 2022. 

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