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Telamona excelsa

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Telamona excelsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Telamona
Species:
T. excelsa
Binomial name
Telamona excelsa
Fairmaire

Telamona excelsa is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae.[1][2] It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1846.

Description

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Males of T. excelsa have a typical yellow-brown pronotum, with the front of the pronotal crest being dark brown. Females, however, are generally green-coloured. The pronotum is edged with black or brown, and have a higher pronotal crest. Males are 11 milimetres long while females are 12 milimetres long.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

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Telamona excelsa can be found in southwestern, central, and eastern United States and southeastern Canada.[2][3]

Diet

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The following genera and species of trees are the hosts of T. excelsa:

  • Castanea dentata (American chestnut)
  • Carya (hickory)
  • Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)
  • Carya illinoinensis (pecan)
  • Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)
  • Carya glabra (pignut hickory)
  • Carya pallida (sand hickory)
  • Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)
  • Juglans (walnut)
  • J. cinerea (butternut)
  • J. nigra (black walnut)
  • Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
  • Quercus alba (white oak)
  • Q. macrocarpa (bur oak)
  • Q. phellos (willow oak)
  • Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
  • Tilia americana (American basswood)
  • Vitis (grape)

References

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  1. ^ "Telamona excelsa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Telamona excelsa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. ^ a b "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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