Smilia camelus, also known as the camel treehopper, is a species of treehopper first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1803.[1]
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| Smilia camelus (Camel treehopper) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Smilia |
| Species: | S. camelus
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| Binomial name | |
| Smilia camelus Fabricius, 1803
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Habitat edit
S. camelus is distributed across the eastern portion of Canada and the United States. It is commonly found it mixed hardwood forests.[2] It is abundant across the summer months.[3]
Diet edit
It commonly feeds on southern red oak, turkey oak, water oak, post oak, and other species of the Quercus genus.[2]
Description edit
Females are around 9 mm (0.35 in) long and males are 8 mm (0.31 in).[1] It has a high pronotum, peaking in the head rather than the middle of the pronotum. The pronotum of the female is higher than the male.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Species Smilia camelus – Camel Treehopper". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b c "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "Smilia camelus Fabricius". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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