Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Telamona reclivata - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Tribe: Telamonini
Taxonomic Author: (Fitch, 1851)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Females are reddish-brown, with a dark brown posterior tip to the pronotum and a dark brown pronotal band that continues onto the crest. The crest itself is sort of broad and tall in the female. Males are smaller than the female, with a noticeably less pronounced pronotum. Males have a greenish-brown pronotum. Both sexes have a smoky dark tip to the wings.

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

Abundance: Uncommon, scattered records across the state. Seasonal distribution: 2 June-31 August (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest; where White Oak is present.

Plant Associates: Quercus alba (CTNC); also Q. rubra (CTGSMNP) and Castanea dentata (American chestnut), Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum), Populus tremuloides Michx. (quaking aspen), Q. bicolor (swamp white oak), Q. coccinea (scarlet oak), Quercus ilicifolia (bear or scrub oak), Q. macrocarpa (bur oak), Q. montana (chestnut oak), Q. velutina (black oak) (Wallace 2014).

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona reclivata No Common Name
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Wake Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: B. Bockhahn Stokes Co. Comment:	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: backyard lights, just before a storm	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin Halifax Co. Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin Halifax Co. Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: probable male	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; found dead, being dragged by ants	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; found dead, being dragged by ants
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; found dead, being dragged by ants	Photo by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf Surry Co. Comment:

Telamona reclivata - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona reclivata No Common Name