Cacopsylla rara
(Tuthill, 1944)
Cacopsylla rara is a of jumping plant louse in the Psyllidae. It is a small, phloem-feeding insect within the suborder Sternorrhyncha. The species was described by Tuthill in 1944. Like other psyllids, it feeds by penetrating plant phloem and sucking sap.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cacopsylla rara: /kă.kɔp.sɪlˌ.laˈ.raː.ra/
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Distribution
Recorded from regions including Alberta (ABTOO), Alaska (ASKOO), North Carolina (NCAOO), Northwest Territories (NWHOO), and Tennessee (TENOO).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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