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Mexican Treehopper
Membracis mexicana
Membracis mexicana is a species of treehopper within the family Membracidae. The species can be found distributed from California to Colombia and Ecuador. The coloration of adults is black with yellow markings on the body, whereas nymphs start out black before eventually becoming white with 3 black dots and a reddish belt separating thorax and abdomen. Adults are considered minor pests in crops such as Avocados.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 332204.