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Colladonus clitellarius - Saddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper

Colladonus clitellarius
© Kyle Kittelberger- side view		Colladonus clitellarius
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view		Colladonus clitellarius
© Rob Van Epps		Colladonus clitellarius
© Solomon Hendrix- nymph
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Athysanini
Taxonomic Author: (Say, 1830)
Identification
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Description: A distinctive, boldly marked leafhopper. It has brown to black wings with a large yellow "saddle" on the middle of the back. Some individuals are a bit paler, with the dark pattern lighter or reddish. The scutellum is concolorous with the wings, and there is a broad yellow transverse band on the pronotum followed by a dark band on the base of the thorax and part of the head. Two small black dots are located on the edge of the head. The underside of the abdomen and thorax are yellow. Adults are 5.0-6.0 mm long.

Nymphs are a mottled brownish color, with pale blotches.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Eastern North America
Abundance: Uncommon to locally common, recorded widely across the state.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest and forest edge.
Plant Associates: Often feeds on willows, though will forage on many other plants as well, such as Gleditsia triacanthos (honey locust), Platanus sp., Triticum sp., Polygonum perfoliatum (mile a minute vine), and vitis sp. (DL).
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: This species is a vector of eastern X-disease virus of peach (NMW).
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Colladonus clitellarius Saddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper

Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping at edge of upland woods. 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping at edge of upland woods.
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: K. Bischof
Transylvania Co.
Comment: GORG		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Buncombe Co.
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Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Mark Basinger
Davie Co.
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Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Mark Basinger
Davie Co.
Comment: 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: K. Bischof
Transylvania Co.
Comment: GORG
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Lior Carlson
Orange Co.
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Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Lior Carlson
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentatively det. Joel Kitsrnrnfrom Massachusetts
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentatively det. Joel Kitsrnrnfrom Massachusetts		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
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Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.7 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Brush in shaded path in woods.
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Brush in shaded path in woods. 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Brush in shaded path in woods.
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: UV light
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv light		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to black light. 		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Light
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Colladonus clitellariusPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Ashe Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat