Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Sanctanus cruciatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Deltocephalini

Subgenus: Cruciatanus

Taxonomic Author: (Osborn, 1911)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A distinctively marked leafhopper with a broad, bluntly rounded vertex. The wings are mostly colored with large brownish patches outlined in black, on top of a white background; there is a small yellowish patch on the bottom middle of the wing. The head is mostly white while the pronotum has two large transverse brownish "bricks"; the scutellum has several small black marks. The face has two black transverse bands. The legs are bicolored with black bases and the rest pale. The male subgenital plates are broad at the base, convexly rounding to blunt apexes. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin concavely, roundedly produced, forming a broad median tooth. Adults are 4.5-5.25 mm long (Oman 1934), (DeLong & Hershberger 1946)

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: Eastern North America, particularly coastal states (BG)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and coastal plain; probably more abundant 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 grassy areas and mixed hardwood forest edge.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: There is a similar species, S. fasciatus, which could be found in North Carolina. It differs from cruciatus in having paler, less bold marking on the head and thorax.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Sanctanus cruciatus No Common Name
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: regenerated farmland; male	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: regenerated farmland; male
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: open, grassy habitat surrounded by pine and mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open forest habitat, at visitor center
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open forest habitat, at visitor center	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Halifax Co. Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Halifax Co. Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light

Sanctanus cruciatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Sanctanus cruciatus No Common Name