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Corythucha floridana

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Corythucha floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Tingidae
Genus: Corythucha
Species:
C. floridana
Binomial name
Corythucha floridana
Heidemann, 1909

Corythucha floridana, the Florida oak lace bug, is a species in the family Tingidae, the lace bugs, that is associated with oak trees.

Description

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The adult Corythucha floridana is between 2.3 and 2.6 mm (0.09 and 0.10 in) in length; The colour is white apart from some brown at the base of the elytra (wing-cases).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bisson, Amanda; Clark, Sarah; Lehnert, Matt; Stein, Rick (2003). "Lace bugs" (PDF). Key to Tingidae of Florida. University of Florida: Entomology Department. Retrieved 12 July 2017.