Modest Treehopper

Publilia modesta

Publilia modesta is a species of leafhopper.
Publilia modesta On Solidago altissima in an open field. Nymphs and adults were being tended by ants. Geotagged,Modest Treehopper,Publilia modesta,Solidago altissima,Spring,United States,ants

Naming

Publilia modesta Uhler, 1876
Publilia modesta Uhler, 1872
Entilia modesta Uhler, 1872 (Nom.nud.)
Publilia bicinctura Goding, 1892

Distribution

MEXICO (Nearctic): San Luis Potosi. USA: Southwestern States: AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT; Northwestern States: ID, MT, ND, OR, WY; Central & Eastern States: IA, KS, NE, NY, SD. CANADA: Western Provinces: AB, SK; Central & Eastern Provinces: MB

Behavior

Often tended by ants.

References:

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226299703_The_relationship_between_ant-tending_and_maternal_care_in_the_treehopper_Publilia_modesta
https://bugguide.net/node/view/138812
http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=51447&key=Erythroneura&lng=En
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0f79/c6841d4afcb4e5d301399b76018ce59dcc22.pdf
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyMembracidae
GenusPublilia
SpeciesPublilia modesta
Photographed in
United States of America