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]

Lepyronia angulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Aphrophoridae
Genus: Lepyronia
Species:
L. angulifera
Binomial name
Lepyronia angulifera
Uhler, 1876

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Lepyronia angulifera:

  • Lepyronia angulifera angulifera
  • Lepyronia angulifera robusta Metcalf & Bruner

References

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  1. ^ "Lepyronia angulifera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Lepyronia angulifera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ 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.
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