''Cixius nervosus'' is a species of planthoppers in the tribe
Cixiini.
Subspecies
* ''Cixius nervosus longispinus'' Wagner, 1955
* ''Cixius nervosus nervosus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cixius nervosus obscurus'' China, 1942
Description
''Cixius nervosus'' can reach a length of in males, of in females.
[ These large planthoppers show three keels on the '' scutellum''.][Commanster]
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Adults can be found from May to October.[
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Distribution
This widespread species is present in most of Europe
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, the East Palearctic realm
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, and the Nearctic realm
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Habitat
These common planthoppers live on deciduous trees, on hedge rows and in meadows and scrublands.[
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References
Cixiini
Hemiptera of Europe
Insects described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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