Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Ponana puncticollis - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Iassinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A brownish, speckled leafhopper. The vertex and often pronotum is marked with or without small reddish dots. Additionally, the pronotum and wings are heavily marked with small brown spots, which are somewhat evenly distributed; the wings also have one to two broken transverse black bands that are made up of larger spots. The pronotum typically has two bold black spots on the anterior margin, one behind each ocellus; in some individuals though, there is a noticeable second set of spots behind each eye, making four spots (but there is always a spot behind the ocelli). The ocelli are prominent on the vertex, often appearing as bright whitish spots. The female pregenital sternite has produced, rounded lateral angles and a concave excavation on the posterior margin, on either side of a broad and produced median lobe; there is a slight notch in the middle of the lobe. Adults are around 9.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern North America, south to Central America and the West Indies (BG)

Abundance: Uncommon with widespread records across the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in and near mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Ponana puncticollis No Common Name
	Photo by: Michael P. Morales Cumberland Co. Comment:	Photo by: Michael P. Morales Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Michael P. Morales Cumberland Co. Comment:	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Wake Co. Comment: attracted to light
	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Attracted to front porch light	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Attracted to front porch light
	Photo by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment: Maritime forest habitat	Photo by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment: Maritime forest habitat
	Photo by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment: FOMA	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to 15W UV tube lamp.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 10 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 10 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 10 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male; note shape of styles	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: female, 10.1 mm; UV trap
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: female, 10.1 mm; UV trap	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: female, 10.1 mm; UV trap
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: female, 10.1 mm; UV trap	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: vin stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: vin stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: hanging on the moth sheet	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Gates Co. Comment: female, collected by B. Bockhahn
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Gates Co. Comment: female, collected by B. Bockhahn	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Gates Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Rockingham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: Open forest habitat
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Halifax Co. Comment: grassy, field type habitat near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light

Ponana puncticollis - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Ponana puncticollis No Common Name