Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

FLATIDAE Members:	NC Records
Ormenoides venusta - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: FLATIDAE	Subfamily: Flatinae
Taxonomic Author: Melichar, 1902

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: This species is typically greenish with a brown to orange border around the edges of the wings. Some individuals though can appear bright blue. Unlike Flatormenis proxima, the wings of Ormenoides have a single crossvein on the forewings (there are 2 in Flatormenis), and the wings are rounded apically rather than being truncate. Nymphs are greenish, with a white midline extending from the base of the head to the tip of the abdomen. There are orange spots on the thorax, and 4 to 6 small black dots near the tip of the abdomen. (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

Abundance: A common species, recorded across the state with a majority of records coming from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Recorded from a variety of habitats, including grassy habitat and mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: Polyphagous, found on a variety of species. Reported on Digitaria sanguinalis (Poaceae, hairy crabgrass), Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae, black walnut), Quercus velutina (Fagaceae, black oak), Ulmus americana (Ulmaceae, American elm), Ulmus rubra (slippery elm), Maclura pomifera (Moraceae, osage orange), Morus rubra (Moraceae, red mulberry), Rumex obtusifolius (bitter dock, Polygonaceae), Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed, Phytolaccaceae), Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree, Magnoliaceae), Asimina triloba (Annonaceae, pawpaw), Sassafras albidum (Lauraceae, sassafras), Liquidambar styraciflua (Hamamelidaceae, sweetgum), Platanus occidentalis (Platanaceae, American sycamore), Geum canadense (white avens, Rosaceae), Prunus serotina (Rosaceae, black cherry), Rosa multiflora (rosaceae, multiflora rose), etc. (UDEL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species has little economic importance, doing little damage to crops.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Ormenoides venusta No Common Name
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223173212	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Bladen Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Steve Hall and Carol Tingley Durham Co. Comment: One individual seen on same stem as two rnMetcalfa pruinosa	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468362
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468362	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: multiple seen, one photographed
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58048186	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52790269
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52790269	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: aubrey wiggins Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 8.8 mm female, sweep through low vegetation in wet retention area
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 8.8 mm female, sweep through low vegetation in wet retention area	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 8.8 mm female, sweep through low vegetation in wet retention area
	Photo by: Hunter Phillips, Cathy Songer Wayne Co. Comment: unid_ - unid_planthopper	Photo by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI
	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: T. DeSantis Washington Co. Comment: PETT
	Photo by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Grassy open area.
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat. One interesting blue individual	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Rockingham Co. Comment: open forest habitat near pond
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn Surry Co. Comment: Caught sweeeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat

Ormenoides venusta - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Ormenoides venusta No Common Name