Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

ACANALONIIDAE Members:	NC Records
Acanalonia conica - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: ACANALONIIDAE

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A green species with dense, reticulated wing venation; the wings can have a small yellow to brown border to them. There are 2 small black dots on the thorax, between the wings. The head is pointed, a key characteristic, and the legs are bicolored, being mostly green with brownish feet. Young nymphs (the first couple instars) have a white to light brown head with brown markings and pits; the body overall is white with light brown markings. The third instar has a body more heavily marked with brown, while the 4th and 5th instars have a body mottled with white, often with black markings along the posterior border of the metanotum. The head of the 3rd through 5th instars is pointed, appearing conical in shape (contrasting with the flat head of A. bivittata); when viewed from above or the side, the head is pointed, due to the face sticking out and having an angled or triangular, rather than flat bottom. Additionally, nymphs of A. conica are supposed to have green wing buds; however, adults associated with nymphs are needed to prove this and it does not appear that all nymphs of this species have the greenish tint. Due to the difficulty of identifying Acanalonia nymphs, an ID may not be possible. See W & M for more information and illustrations of nymph instars.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Eastern and central United States, and Ontario; introduced in Italy (UDEL)

Abundance: A common species in the state, found primarily in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy, field-type habitat, forest edge, and within mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: Polyphagous (UDEL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Nymphs of this species are attacked by Dryinidae and a mite, Leptus sp. Adults and nymphs are also parasitized by Epipyrops barberiana, a moth. (Wilson & McPherson)

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Acanalonia conica No Common Name
	Photo by: Hunter Phillips, Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Alive, stuck in goo on a tree band on Quercus phellos.
	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Attracted to front porch light	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping.	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn't move even when plant was manipulated for photos.	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos.
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\\\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos.	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\\\\\\\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos.
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos.	Photo by: Cookie Stearns Hoke Co. Comment: It was sitting on my window in front of the AC exhaust fan.
	Photo by: J. Thomson with Ansel Buncombe Co. Comment: sweep net	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Laying Eggs	Photo by: SCOTT R BOLICK Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: aubrey wiggins Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: aubrey wiggins Wake Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through low vegetation	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through low vegetation
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through low vegetation	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28477238
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Wake Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: on seed cluster - unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: on seed cluster - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Weedy/grassy open area.
	Photo by: Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: TENTATIVE ID	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Dare Co. Comment: grassy, open forest habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat	Photo by: Harry Wilson Wake Co. Comment: Mixed hardwood and pine. Attracted to light.
	Photo by: S. Williams Camden Co. Comment: DISW - Kim Saunders	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Spotted on plant	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Spotted on plant
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat

Acanalonia conica - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Acanalonia conica No Common Name