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Ophiderma pubescens
Ophiderma pubescens is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. It was first described by Ebenezer Emmons in 1854.
From the article Ophiderma pubescens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Ophiderma pubescens is found across eastern and central North America. It is commonly found from April to July.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Ophiderma pubescens feeds on the trees of the genus Quercus, or oaks, including:
Q. falcata (southern red oak) Q. marilandica (blackjack oak) Q. stellata (post oak) Q. rubra (northern red oak)
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 340803.