Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Hadrophallus bubalus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE

Subfamily: Smiliinae

Tribe: Ceresini

Synonym: Ceresa borealis, Spissistilus borealis, Hadrophallus borealis

Taxonomic Author: (Fabricius, 1794)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A greenish treehopper with prominent pale, whitish speckling across a mostly green pronotum with yellow edges and brown tips. There is a prominent curve to the pronotum, and the pronotum itself is covered with dense, noticeable white pubescence (hair); this is a key characteristic. The body itself is also green; note that the color can fade in old specimens, as in the pinned individual above. The legs are typically a dark brown color, though some individuals can have green legs. 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.

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern North America

Abundance: Scattered records across the Piedmont and mountains, seems to be more of a montane species. Seasonal distribution: 3 June-29 August (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Forested areas

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Many Ceresine may not be identifiable from an image; this is a very difficult group of treehoppers to identify correctly (for many species). This species is very similar to Stictocephala taurina, as both species have a very similar color pattern and a similarly sized pronotum. However, bubalus has dense pubescence scattered across the pronotum, whereas taurina has little to no pubescence.

Additionally, bubalus is very similar to Stictocephala bisonia. However, bisonia lacks the dense pubescence of bubalus and has an overall 'boxier' pronotum: it is noticeably higher and larger than in bubalus.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Hadrophallus bubalus No Common Name 21
	Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: iNat record: 337270097	Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337270097***(c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)\| Public Positional Accuracy=16 m Elevation=947.8 feet
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild
	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild
	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Matthew S. Wallace Out Of State Co. Comment:

Hadrophallus bubalus - No Common Name

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