Paraulacizes irrorata (Fabricius, 1794) is a animal in the Cicadellidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paraulacizes irrorata (Fabricius, 1794)

Paraulacizes irrorata (Fabricius, 1794)

Paraulacizes irrorata, the speckled sharpshooter, is a sharpshooter species in the Cicadellidae family, whose eggs are parasitized by Gonatocerus fasciatus.

Family
Genus
Paraulacizes
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Paraulacizes irrorata (Fabricius, 1794)

Paraulacizes irrorata, commonly known as the speckled sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter leafhopper belonging to the family Cicadellidae. This species lays its eggs inside woody twigs, stems, or petioles. The eggs of Paraulacizes irrorata are often infected by the parasitoid wasp Gonatocerus fasciatus, which develops as a parasite inside the eggs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Cicadellidae Paraulacizes

More from Cicadellidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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