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Carynota marmorata

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Carynota marmorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Carynota
Species:
C. marmorata
Binomial name
Carynota marmorata
Say, 1830

Carynota marmorata, also known as the Marbled treehopper[1] is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Carynota.[1][2][3] It was first described by Thomas Say in 1830.[1]

Habitat

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Carynota marmorata is found in the midwestern and eastern United States and eastern Canada.[2] It feeds on multiple types of trees, including:

Appearance

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Carynota marmorata has a fairly high, rounded, brown-colored pronotum riddled with yellowish white spots. Adults are 8 millimetres in length and 4 millimetres in width.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Species Carynota marmorata – Marbled Treehopper". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ a b "Carynota marmorata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ a b "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-05.