Vanduzea laeta
| Vanduzea laeta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Vanduzea |
| Species: | V. laeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanduzea laeta Goding, 1893 | |
Vanduzea laeta is a species of treehopper described by Frederic Webster Goding in 1893.[1] It is commonly found between the months of May and August.[2]
Habitat
V. laeta is commonly found in the southwestern United States and in Central America, primarily Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.[2] It possibly has been introduced to Asia.[3] It is a common pest of common sunflower and other species of the genus Helianthus.[3]
Appearance
It is commonly mistaken with V. segmentata.[2] It is around 3–4 mm long.
References
- ↑ "Smiliinae – Vanduzea laeta". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- 1 2 3 "Vanduzea laeta". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- 1 2 Said, Fazal (6 August 2008). "General distribution of different arthropods species associated with sunflower in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Pure and Applied Biology. 7 (3).