Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Eutettix pictus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Athysanini

Subgenus: Eutettix

Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1892)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Distinctively colored, this is the most colorful member of this genus. The wings are a dark brown to shiny black color with blackish edges and a small yellow-opaque 'saddle' near the apex of the clavus on the wings. The scutellum is completely yellow, as is part of the pronotum and head. A [typically] bold black bar across the front of the pronotum is diagnostic of this species (BG); the face is also black with a broad yellow band beneath the eyes. Some individuals can be exceptionally dark. The frons of females are yellow with a dark base; in males, the frons is yellow with a dark base and fuscous to black markings on the disc. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin broadly and concavely excavated with a median pointed tooth. Adults males are 5.0 mm, females are 6.5 mm long. (Hepner 1942, DeLong 1948) Nymphs have a pale body with many reddish-orange markings.

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 United States and Mexico (BG)

Abundance: Scattered records across the state, probably more abundant in the right habitat, especially were oaks are present.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest, where oaks are present; also pine-oak barrens (Chandler & Hamilton 2017).

Plant Associates: Oaks (Quercus spp.), especially scrub oak (Chandler & Hamilton 2017)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Eutettix pediculus resembles E. pictus externally in color and pattern, but the genitalia are different and this species is notably larger, with males 5.75 mm and females 7.0 mm. This species has been recorded nearby from Tennessee. (Hepner 1942)

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix pictus No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy area near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy area near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping - on White Oak	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light.	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Julie Tuttle Chatham Co. Comment: originally posted to iNaturalist	Photo by: Julie Tuttle Chatham Co. Comment: originally posted to iNaturalist
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Jane Wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI

Eutettix pictus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix pictus No Common Name