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Citrus Flatid Planthopper

Metcalfa pruinosa

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Flatidae

Metcalfa pruinosa, the citrus flatid planthopper, is a species of insect in the Flatidae family of planthoppers first described by Thomas Say in 1830. Subspecies Metcalfa pruinosa cubana (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948) Distribution The species is native to North America (Nearctic realm), but it is today found throughout Europe (Austria, Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, and Moldova), in the Neotropical realm and in South Korea. Description Adults of Metcalfa pruinosa can reach a length of 5.

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Italy · 536France · 463Germany · 428Spain · 56Switzerland · 22Belgium · 5Netherlands · 2