An Ophiderma pubescens in Pasadena, Maryland (5/30/2013).
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Ophiderma pubescens in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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An Ophiderma pubescens in Pasadena, Maryland (5/30/2013).
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Ophiderma pubescens in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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| Ophiderma pubescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Ophiderma |
| Species: | O. pubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophiderma pubescens Emmons, 1854
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Ophiderma pubescens is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. It was first described by Ebenezer Emmons in 1854.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Ophiderma pubescens is found across eastern and central North America. It is commonly found from April to July.[2]
Diet
[edit]Ophiderma pubescens feeds on the trees of the genus Quercus,[2] or oaks, including:
- Q. falcata (southern red oak)
- Q. marilandica (blackjack oak)
- Q. stellata (post oak)
- Q. rubra (northern red oak)
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Ophiderma pubescens". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ a b "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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