Biology:Cyrtolobus vau

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Short description: Species of insect

Cyrtolobus vau
Treehopper - Cyrtolobus vau, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Cyrtolobus
Species:
C. vau
Binomial name
Cyrtolobus vau
Say, 1830

Cyrtolobus vau is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Cyrtolobus. It was first described by Thomas Say in 1830.[1]

Appearance

Cyrtolobus vau is a small species with adults being 5-6 millimetres. Males have a lower pronotal crest than females. Eye color ranges from grayish-brown to red.[2]

Habitat

Cyrtolobus vau is found across eastern United States.[3] They feed on many types of oaks (Quercus),[1][2] such as:

  • Quercus alba
  • Quercus prinus
  • Quercus stellata

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Species Cyrtolobus vau". https://bugguide.net/node/view/94344. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hoppers of North Carolina". https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/view_1.php?id=13288. 
  3. ↑ "Cyrtolobus vau" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/454354-Cyrtolobus-vau. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10465058 entry




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