Lepyronia angulifera, the angular spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Aphrophoridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3] Host plants for nymphs include Sporobolus indicus and Cyperus swartzii. They prefer fen habitat. [4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphrophoridae |
| Genus: | Lepyronia |
| Species: | L. angulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepyronia angulifera Uhler, 1876
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Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Lepyronia angulifera:
- Lepyronia angulifera angulifera
- Lepyronia angulifera robusta Metcalf & Bruner
References
edit- ^ "Lepyronia angulifera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Lepyronia angulifera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Lepyronia angulifera species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Summerville, Keith S (2018-01-12). "Habitat Characterization of Five Rare Insects in Michigan (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Riodinidae, Satyridae; Homoptera: Cercopidae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
External links
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