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synonym |
Ceresa tauriniformis |
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distribution |
Primarily Northeastern North America |
abundance |
Rare, reported from a single county in the mountains. |
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plant associates |
Quercus, Tilia (CTNC) |
behavior |
To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM). |
comments |
Many Stictocephala may not be identifiable from an image; this is a very difficult group of treehoppers to identify correctly (for many species). |
status |
[Native:]
[Introduced:]
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adult_id | Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens Identifiable from photos showing undersides, or other specialized views [e.g., legs, face] Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis NULL |
nymph_id | Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood NULL |
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