Micrutalis calva

Micrutalis calva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Membracidae
Genus:	Micrutalis
Species:	M. calva
Binomial name
	Micrutalis calva; (Say, 1831)

Micrutalis calva is a species of Hemiptera found in North America. It feeds on numerous plants, including ragweed, sunflower, wormwood, sycamore, alfalfa, and honeylocust.[1] Nymphs specifically can often be found on the flowers of Vernonia.[2]

References

Nixon, Philip L.; Thompson, Hugh E. (1987). "Biology of Micrutalis calva (Homoptera: Membracidae) on Honey Locust". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 60 (2): 273–279. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25084892. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
Ball, E. D. (1 June 1920). "3. The Life Cycle in Hemiptera (Exc1. Aphids and Coccids.)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 13 (2): 142–151. doi:10.1093/aesa/13.2.142. ISSN 0013-8746. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

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[1] Nixon, Philip L.; Thompson, Hugh E. (1987). "Biology of Micrutalis calva (Homoptera: Membracidae) on Honey Locust". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 60 (2): 273–279. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25084892. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[2] Ball, E. D. (1 June 1920). "3. The Life Cycle in Hemiptera (Exc1. Aphids and Coccids.)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 13 (2): 142–151. doi:10.1093/aesa/13.2.142. ISSN 0013-8746. Retrieved 1 July 2022.