Ophiderma pubescens is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. It was first described by Ebenezer Emmons in 1854.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ophiderma pubescens being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ophiderma definitum
- Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
- Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
- Cyrtolobus griseus
- Cyrtolobus fuliginosus
- Xantholobus nigrocinctus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Membracidae
- Genus
- Ophiderma
- Species
- Ophiderma pubescens
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