Thank you so much, Ferdy. As common names as they are, they may be in concerne to refer different hemipetra (heteroptera) families such as membracidae, cicadellidae, Fulgoromorpha; common english names (traditional, so to speak) have more expression and are far more precise, abundant, and accurate than portuguese common names, that usually focus large groups also, but when entering in Family, Genre, Species, they became more scarce. Cheers*
Posted 9 years ago
Indeed* Other species of the Stictocephala Genre are also alike north america bison,or a bull, just like the S.alta, or S.taurina, S.diceros, S.lutea, etc... In this case the scientific names reflect the shape of the specimens, but it's not always like that. For instance, in other cases the scientific name of the Species follows a tribute or homage to someone designated by the Scientist who first discovered/classified the species, or a particular place, or a color, that is why classification/nomenclature is so fascinating and so diverse. Thank you for you feedback, Ant Mariott, cheers*
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By the way, given your knowledge of insects, can you explain the difference between a tree hopper, leaf hopper and plant hopper? Posted 9 years ago