Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Norvellina seminuda - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Taxonomic Author: (Say)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A species with a distinctive appearance. It has a mostly pale, almost whitish body with a broad rufousy-brown band; this band varies in shape, but it is always at least as wide as the white space between it and the base of the scutellum (BG). There are small grayish marks on the thorax, head, and part of the wings, and the face is pale. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margins truncated or slightly produced, and there is a wedge-shaped median tooth. The male genital plates are long and triangular, with narrow apexes that are bluntly pointed. Adults are 4.5-5.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern North America

Abundance: Scattered records across the state in all three regions where it is uncommon; probably 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: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest areas; also areas with crops.

Plant Associates: Gossypium hirsutum (upland cotton), Malus sp., Populus sp., Salix sp. (DL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Norvellina seminuda No Common Name
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Moore Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: Seen at moth sheet	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf Burke Co. Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Ashe Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light

Norvellina seminuda - No Common Name