Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Erythridula praecisa - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Knull, 1946)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Yellowish or white with orange-red stripes on the wings and a distinctive band of dark blotches across the wings before the apical cells; this pattern is characteristic of this species. There is an inverted yellow V extending across the pronotum and vertex, with the vertex midline pale. The scutellum is either completely dark or pale with darker lateral triangles; sometimes in darker individuals the dark mesonotum is visible through the pronotum. The underside of the thorax is entirely dark, and the abdomen is dark dorsally (typically visible through the wings). Adults are 2.8-3.2 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2009) For more images of this species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern and central North America, as far south as North Carolina and Tennessee (3i)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and mountains, likely 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: Forest edge, mixed hardwood forest

Plant Associates: Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lutea, Betula papyrifera, Betula populifolia, Fagus sp. (3i)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Erythridula praecisa No Common Name
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52744523	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52744523
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; females with dark underside to thoraxes	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; females with dark underside to thoraxes
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. Male
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. Male	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.

Erythridula praecisa - No Common Name