Vanduzea triguttata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Vanduzea |
| Species: | V. triguttata
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanduzea triguttata Burmeister, 1836
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Vanduzea triguttata, also known as the three-spotted treehopper, is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Vanduzea. It was first described by the German entomologist Ernst-Gerhard Burmeister in 1836.[1]
Description
[edit]V. triguttata is similar to Vanduzea arquata. Its pronotum is brown overall, with three white spots, hence the nickname three-spotted treehopper. Males are 3-3.5 millimeters long while females are 4 millimeters long.[1][2]
Habitat and diet
[edit]V. triguttata is found in southern and midwestern United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana.[3] Due to its unusually large range, it feeds on many types of trees, including:
- Eupatorium capillifolium
- Medicago sativa
- Quercus spp.
- Helianthus
- Psoralea tenuiflora
- Melilotu spp.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Species Vanduzea triguttata - Three-spotted Treehopper". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Vanduzea triguttata Burmeister | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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