Balcanocerus fitchi
| Balcanocerus fitchi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Balcanocerus |
| Species: | B. fitchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Balcanocerus fitchi | |
Balcanocerus fitchi is a species of typical leafhoppers.[2]
Description
Balcanocerus fitchi has white and black on the costa, or edge, of the wing, and white lines hooking inwards from the connection of the wings. The top of the head, or the vertex, is yellow with two large black spots. The thorax is orange, yellow, or brown with large spots of yellow-brown and dark brown spots along the anterior margin. In some specimens there is a yellow midline. They are 5.4–6.2 mm (0.21–0.24 in) long.[3]
Range & habitat
Balcanocerus fitchi is often found in open forest[3] in the north eastern parts of the United States, and south eastern parts of Canada.[2]
Diet
Balcanocerus fitchi will mostly eat from hawthorn and crab apple trees.[4][3]
Sexual dimorphism
In males, the subgenital plates of Balcanocerus fitchi are long, narrow and rounded at the apex. The female pregenital plate has an evenly produced posterior margin, without a median notch. Adult males are 5.4–5.8 mm (0.21–0.23 in) long while females are longer at 5.7–6.2 mm (0.22–0.24 in).[3]
References
- ↑ "Balcanocerus fitchi". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Balcanocerus fitchi". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- 1 2 3 4 "Balcanocerus fitchi". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Species Balcanocerus fitchi". bugguide.net. Retrieved 1 August 2024.