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Erythroneura calycula - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- note thoracic "U"
© Ken Childs- form 'erasa'
© Kyle Kittelberger- form 'noncincta'
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: TyphlocybinaeTribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (McAtee, 1920)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A boldly marked species with a yellow to white body and a dark reddish-brownish to blackish color pattern. The wings have a prominent central band overlaying yellowish-orange stripes extending towards the wingtips, with a large black spot bordering the band on each wing along the costal margin. The head is pale with two parallel yellowish-orange submedial lines often with lateral branches and a pale midline. The thorax/pronotum has a very distinctive dark brown "U", characteristic of this species. The U extends from the eyes downwards and across the top of the mesonotum. There are three color variations of this species. The nominate, common form has a broad central transverse band across the wings and a bold and broad black band across the wing tips; the width of the median band can vary among individuals. Form 'erasa' resembles the nominate form, except that the central wing band is truncated and looks more like two triangles extending towards one another from the wing margins. Form 'noncincta' has the central wing band and thoracic U both broken with disconnected marks; the median band is relegated to small lateral triangles. The face and underside of the thorax are pale. Adults are 2.6-3.0 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)

See here for more images of this species: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Central and eastern United States (3I)
Abundance: Recorded across the state, with a majority of records coming from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain where it is common; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest, forest edge, and adjacent habitats.
Plant Associates: Primarily Vitis spp., but also Aesculus sp., Ilex decidua, and Prunus virginiana (3I); has been found on Black Walnut as well.
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: E. calycula could be confused with a few other species, especially E. tricincta. Note however the pattern of calycula, particularly the U-shaped mark on the pronotum; in tricincta, this band is thicker, covering much of the pronotum. Another species that is extremely similar [but has yet to be recorded in North Carolina ] is E. cymbium. This species however has a 'flat U-shaped' mark, rather than a rounded one, lacking any dark coloration of the U extending onto the anterior part of the scutellum; the dark pattern is instead relegated almost completely to just the pronotum (in some individuals there may be a small black spot extending onto the scutellum). See here for more images of cymbium: BG.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura calycula No Common Name

Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Wake Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light		Photo by: Hunter Phillips, Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.9 mm female retrieved from a tree band on willow oak, alive		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.9 mm female retrieved from a tree band on willow oak, alive
Photo by: Michael P. Morales
Cumberland Co.
Comment: Attracted to low intensity white outdoor building light. Seen during Moth Night program.		Photo by: Michael P. Morales
Cumberland Co.
Comment: Attracted to low intensity white outdoor building light. Seen during Moth Night program.
Photo by: Michael P. Morales
Cumberland Co.
Comment: Attracted to low intensity white outdoor building light. Seen during Moth Night program.		Photo by: Michael P. Morales
Cumberland Co.
Comment: Attracted to low intensity white outdoor building light. Seen during Moth Night program.
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: Attracted to 15W UV lamp
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male, came to UV light at night		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male, came to UV light at night
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male, came to UV light at night		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62081359
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; var. 'noncincta'		Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: T. DeSantis
Durham Co.
Comment: ENRI		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; form "erasa"
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: 1 individual of form 'noncincta'		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Open area near woods. Attracted to black light.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Open area near woods. Attracted to black light.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to ultraviolet light.		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Light
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light