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Cyrpoptus belfragei - No Common Name



© Kyle Kittelberger

© Kyle Kittelberger- note color

© Rob Van Epps- note wing pattern

© Erich Hofmann
Taxonomy
Family: FULGORIDAESubfamily: Poiocerinae
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A large species, with males being 12 mm long while females are 14 mm (BG). Adults have colorful, patterned wings with a pinkish tinge to them. The wing venation is intricate and dense, and there are pale to clear cells near the apex of the wings and along the wing margin; there sometimes is a white diagonal streak on each wing, near the base, with a black border on one side. The hind wings have a black tip and bright red base; see here. The top of the head is short and flat, slightly pointed. The head (vertex) and face are pale, yellowish in color; sometimes the thorax is also yellow.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern and Central United States, south to Honduras and possibly Costa Rica (UDEL)
Abundance: Uncommonly encountered, a handful of records from the Coastal Plain and eastern Piedmont; possibly more abundant in the state, especially near the coast.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in grassy, brushy habitat.
Plant Associates: Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass, Poaceae), Muhlenbergia reverchonii (seep muhly), Piptochaetium avenaceum (blackseed speargrass); Pinus sp. (pine, Pinaceae) (UDEL)
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Comment: See here for a couple more images of this species, as well as more information on the genus. Members of this genus can be difficult to identify and therefore an ID may not be possible for some individuals.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Cyrpoptus belfragei No Common Name

Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light.
Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light.
Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping.
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping.
Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat