Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Erythroneura cancellata - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (McAtee, 1920)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A very distinctive species with a bold orange and reddish-brown color pattern, unlikely to be confused with anything else. The dark brown outer wing pattern forms an inner diamond-shaped figure with red and white marks on the inside. In some individuals, the inside of the wings lack most orange markings, leaving most of the area white instead. The center of the scutellum is also white. The top of the head, pronotum, and lateral triangles of the scutellum are concolorous with the base of the wings and are a dark reddish-brown; the wing tips are also dark. The face is pale, as is the underside of the thorax except for the mesosternum, which is dark. Adults are 3.2-3.4 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Central and eastern United States (3I)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and mountains where it is fairly uncommon; possibly more abundant across the state 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 habitat.

Plant Associates: Cercis canadensis (3I)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for Rich Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura cancellata No Common Name 10
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Yard near woods.	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female
	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: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat

Erythroneura cancellata - No Common Name

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