Maize leafhopper facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cicadulina mbila |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Suborder: |
Auchenorrhyncha
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| Infraorder: |
Cicadomorpha
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| Superfamily: |
Membracoidea
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| Family: | |
| Subfamily: |
Deltocephalinae
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| Tribe: |
Macrostelini
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| Genus: |
Cicadulina
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| Species: |
C. mbila
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| Binomial name | |
| Cicadulina mbila Naudé, 1924
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| Synonyms | |
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Balclutha mbila Naudé |
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Cicadulina mbila, the maize leafhopper, is a leafhopper species in the genus Cicadulina.
It is found in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the Middle East, West Asia and India. It is one of the vectors of the maize streak virus.
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