Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Eutettix luridus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Athysanini

Subgenus: Eutettix

Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1890)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A typically dark to reddish brown species. This species has dark brown to reddish wings with a small white "saddle" in the middle of the tegmen near the apex of the clavus; the apical cells are sometimes clouded. The vertex and pronotum are a tan to ivory-yellow color, as is the scutellum which also has distinctive brownish lateral triangles; there are fulvous to deep reddish-brown markings on the vertex and pronotum. The frons is fulvous with lighter markings. The eyes are also red, and the face is light brown. The female pregenital sternite is roundedly produced, slightly notched on either side of a small median tooth. Adult males are 5.5 mm, females are 6.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948), (Hepner, 1942)

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern North America

Abundance: Recorded from a handful of counties in the Piedmont, probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: Oaks (Chandler & Hamilton 2017)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species lacks the distinctive black transverse bar across the pronotum that is found in E. pictus (BG).

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix luridus No Common Name
	Photo by: Erin Price-Erwin Guilford Co. Comment:	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Macon Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to black light sheet.	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to entrance light.	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to entrance light.
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to entrance light.	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rockingham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rockingham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rockingham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep athletic field edge, groundsel bush predominating
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep athletic field edge, groundsel bush predominating	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Tony DeSantis Durham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light. Stayed on sheet into the morning
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light. Stayed on sheet into the morning

Eutettix luridus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix luridus No Common Name