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Dikrella maculata - No Common Name

Dikrella maculata
© Kyle Kittelberger- side view		Dikrella maculata
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view; note small red
dots
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: TyphlocybinaeTribe: DikraneuriniSubgenus: Dikrella
Taxonomic Author: (Gillette, 1898)
Identification
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Description: A distinctive reddish-orange species with a unique color pattern. There are large block-shaped reddish-orange marks and many small reddish-orange dots scattered across the wings; the speckling is concentrated near the rear of the wings. The scutellum is orange with a small dark orange dot at the ape and white marks on the borders, with one white mark separating the two lateral triangles. The pronotum has a wavy "M" shaped reddish-orange mark, and a smaller, similarly shaped orange mark can be found on the vertex. Adults are around 3.0 mm long.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Found throughout much of North America, as far west as the Rocky Mountains (3I)
Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and mountains; possibly more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forests.
Plant Associates: Hackberry (Celtis sp.) (3I)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
Status: Native
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet-Dry Hardwood Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Dikrella maculata No Common Name 13

Dikrella maculataPhoto by: salamanderlove - KA
Durham Co.
Comment: iNat record: 341504025		Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
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Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open habitat near mixed hardwood forest edge; on a lawn		Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open habitat near mixed hardwood forest edge; on a lawn
Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Light		Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Dikrella maculataPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat