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Philaenus spumarius

Taxon: Philaenus spumarius
Author: Gintautas Steiblys
Comment: Kobuleti, 21.V.2018, det. A. Seropian
Uploaded by: Armen_Seropian

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Scientific Name ID: 37645
Species: spumarius
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: (Linnaeus, 1758)
GBD Remarks:

Highly polymorphic species, that comes in a great variety of colors and patterns.


Reference of occurrence in Georgia: A. Maryańska-Nadachowska, Ł. Kajtoch, D. Lachowska. Genetic diversity of Philaenus spumarius and P. tesselatus (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae): implications for evolution and taxonomy. Systematic Entomology Volume 37, Issue 1, January 2012, pp. 55–64


Conservation Status

This section is under construction


National Red List Status of have not been evaluated