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Vanduzea segmentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Vanduzea
Species:
V. segmentata
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]

Appearance

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]

Habitat

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]

Food

Due to its wide range, V. segmentata feeds on multiple types of trees and plants, such as:

References

  1. ^ a b "Species Vanduzea segmentata". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ "Vanduzea segmentata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ "Vanduzea segmentata Fowler". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vanduzea segmentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Vanduzea
Species:
V. segmentata
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]

Appearance

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]

Habitat

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]

Food

Due to its wide range, V. segmentata feeds on multiple types of trees and plants, such as:

References

  1. ^ a b "Species Vanduzea segmentata". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ "Vanduzea segmentata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ "Vanduzea segmentata Fowler". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.



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