Flatid Plant Hoppers (Flatidae)

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25-30 species in North America. They feed on a variety of woody or nearly woody plants.
Northern Flatid Planthopper (Flatormenis proxima)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
4 Aug 2012

This species can appear nearly white in "real life". Also known as Anormenis chloris (Melichar 1902), Anormenis septentrionalis auct. nec Spinola 1839, Ormenis proxima (Walker 1851). Clearly the taxonomy has been in flux!


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