Metcalfa is a genus of planthoppers in the Flatidae family and the tribe Nephesini. Species are essentially North American in origin, but M. pruinosa has been introduced to Europe (including Britain).[1]

Metcalfa
Metcalfa pruinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Flatidae
Tribe: Nephesini
Genus: Metcalfa
Caldwell & Martorell, 1951

Description

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Usually, adults of Metcalfa are 5.5 to 8 mm in length and 2 to 3 mm in width at the widest point.

Species

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Nymph Metcalfa pruinosa)

References

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  1. ^ FLOW: Metcalfa Caldwell & Martorell, 1951
  2. ^ Catalogue of life
  3. ^ Biolib