Vanduzea segmentata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Membracidae |
Genus: | Vanduzea |
Species: | V. segmentata
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Binomial name | |
Vanduzea segmentata Fowler, 1895
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Vanduzea segmentata is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Vanduzea. It was first described by the British entomologist William Weekes Fowler in 1895, as Hypamastris segmentata. [1]
Vanduzea segmentata is quite small, with males being 3–4 millimetres long and females being 4–5 millimetres long. [1] Their pronotum is low and rounded. Females are typically more green than males. Nymphs are brown-coloured. [2]
Vanduzea segmentata is found across the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [3] It is also found in Hawaii. [4] This is most likely due to certain insects and plants helping spread the species' range. [2]
Due to its wide range, V. segmentata feeds on multiple types of trees and plants, such as:
Vanduzea segmentata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Membracidae |
Genus: | Vanduzea |
Species: | V. segmentata
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Binomial name | |
Vanduzea segmentata Fowler, 1895
|
Vanduzea segmentata is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Vanduzea. It was first described by the British entomologist William Weekes Fowler in 1895, as Hypamastris segmentata. [1]
Vanduzea segmentata is quite small, with males being 3–4 millimetres long and females being 4–5 millimetres long. [1] Their pronotum is low and rounded. Females are typically more green than males. Nymphs are brown-coloured. [2]
Vanduzea segmentata is found across the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [3] It is also found in Hawaii. [4] This is most likely due to certain insects and plants helping spread the species' range. [2]
Due to its wide range, V. segmentata feeds on multiple types of trees and plants, such as: