Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Eratoneura morgani - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1916)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A distinctive banded hopper. Adults are yellowish overall with two bold, dark brown to black bands that almost resemble a bow-tie in shape. One band extends across the pronotum while the other extends across the lower part of the wings, before the apical cells. The top of the head has two parallel orange submedial lines, often with a lateral branch; the midline is pale. The tips of the wings are a pale yellow color, and the orange markings on the wing and head darken to a reddish color as adults mature; younger individuals can be quite yellow. Adults are 3.0- 3.4 mm long. (3I)

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: Mississippi River Valley, the Midwest; mostly west of the Appalachians, the records here appear to be the first east of the Appalachians. (3I)

Abundance: Has been recorded from several counties in the Piedmont; probably very uncommon to rare throughout the state.

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 habitat.

Plant Associates: American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) (3I)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: A very distinctive hopper, nothing else looks like it. The two banded pattern contrasts with other Erythroneurini that are banded, as those species have either a single or three bands.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet Hardwood Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Eratoneura morgani No Common Name 10
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light.
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: not a good pic, but a distinctive color pattern; mixed hardwood forest habitat

Eratoneura morgani - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Eratoneura morgani No Common Name 10