Stictocephala lutea Walker is a animal in the Membracidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Stictocephala lutea Walker

Stictocephala lutea Walker

Stictocephala lutea is a buffalo treehopper species found in eastern and central North America that feeds on a range of tree genera.

Family
Genus
Stictocephala
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Stictocephala lutea Walker

Stictocephala lutea Walker is a treehopper species that belongs to the tribe Ceresini, which is also known as the buffalo treehoppers. It can be found in eastern and central North America, and is active from February through September. This species feeds on plants from multiple genera, including Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina, Melilotus, Solidago, and Salix.

Photo: (c) Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jason M Crockwell · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Membracidae Stictocephala

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

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