Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Publilia reticulata - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae
Taxonomic Author: Van Duzee

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: This species differs from P. concava in having a heavily reticulated appearance, with the ridges on the pronotum connected; there are no prominent longitudinal ridges. This is sharply contrasting with the prominent longitudinal ridges of P. concava. This species also has a highly variable color pattern.

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: A rare species, found in eastern and central North America (BG)

Abundance: Primarily a montane species. Seasonal distribution: 29 April-4 October (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Grassy, brushy areas

Plant Associates: Asteracae; from Eupatorium sp., weeds, herbaceous plants (CTGSMNP)

Behavior: To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM).

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands

Publilia reticulata - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Publilia reticulata No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Publilia reticulata No Common Name
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
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