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Chlorotettix viridius - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- note rounded head
© Kyle Kittelberger- female; note shape of
pregenital sternite
© Kyle Kittelberger- male; note shape of genital
plates
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: PendariniSubgenus: Chlorotettix
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1892)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF                                                                                  
Description: A vibrant green color, with the wings tinged with fulvous in males or greenish in females. The vertex is rounded on the anterior margin, slightly longer in the middle than near the eyes. The female pregenital sternite is broadly excavated almost to the base, with the sides of the excavation interrupted in the middle by a small tooth; the lateral margins are almost sickle-shaped, pointed and curving inwards slightly. The male plates are almost recangular, being very short and squat; the apexes of the plates are slightly produced and divergent. Adults are somewhat small, being 5.7- 7.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948), (DeLong 1918)

Nymphs are green, with pairs of black spots and hairs down the dorsal surface of the abdominal segments; some individuals also show black spots on the thorax.

For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: Dmitriev.

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: Primarily eastern and central United States, south into Mexico and the Caribbean. This species, along with C. galbanatus, are likely the most common Chlorotettix in the eastern United States (Cwikla, 1988).
Abundance: One of the most common members of this genus in the state; recorded from mountains to sea; particularly abundant in the Coastal Plain.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy areas, open woodland, forest edge, meadows
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notoriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix viridius No Common Name

Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; sweeping		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; sweeping
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; sweeping		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; sweeping
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Brunswick Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Brunswick Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Brunswick Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Brunswick Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male and female
Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male and female		Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male and female
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 6 mm female, sweep through extensive area of weedy vegetation		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 6 mm female, sweep through extensive area of weedy vegetation
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 6 mm female, sweep through extensive area of weedy vegetation		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: coastal sand dune grass; female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: coastal sand dune grass; female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: coastal sand dune grass; female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: coastal sand dune grass; female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: coastal sand dune grass; female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male and females; NCSU specimens
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male and females; NCSU specimens		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male and females; NCSU specimens
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male; NCSU specimen		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Harnett Co.
Comment: female, 5.7 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Harnett Co.
Comment: female, 5.7 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Harnett Co.
Comment: female, 5.7 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Harnett Co.
Comment: female, 5.7 mm