Carynota stupida

Carynota stupida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Carynota
Species:
C. stupida
Binomial name
Carynota stupida
(Walker, 1851)

Carynota stupida, the stupefied planthopper is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Carynota. It was first described by Francis Walker as Darnis stupida Walker, 1851.[1]

Habitat

Carynota stupida is found in the Northeastern USA and Eastern Canada.[2][3] It feeds on Maple (Acer spp.), Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) and birches (Betula spp.).[2]

References

  1. ^ Walker, F. (1851) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 2, 261–636 pp. + 3–4 pls.
  2. ^ a b "Carynota stupida". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ^ "Carynota stupida". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-01-15.