Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

ACHILIDAE Members:	NC Records
Catonia bicinctura - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: ACHILIDAE
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1915)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A dark brown and reddish species. The wings are mostly uniformly brown, with faint whitish patches to the outer edge of the wings; some individuals may show an indistinct broad white transverse band on part of the wings. The wing veins are pale with many small black spots along their length. The thorax is a bold reddish color, and the head is yellowish-brown. The underside of the body is dark reddish-brown, and the legs are dark. The face is an orange-brown color, with two bold white transverse lines. Adults are 4.2-5.1 mm long. (O'Brien, 1971)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Eastern United States (UDEL)

Abundance: An uncommon species, recorded across the state with a majority of records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; possibly more abundant in areas with pine and beautyberry.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

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

Plant Associates: Pine (Pinus sp.), Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry, Verbenaceae) (UDEL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species and C. pini have similarly colored faces, but the rest of the body and wings are very differently marked and colored.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Catonia bicinctura No Common Name
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52611822 - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52611822 - unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52611822 - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Dare Co. Comment: open, coastal, pine habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Dare Co. Comment: open, coastal, pine habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat in a pine dominated forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat in a pine dominated forest

Catonia bicinctura - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Catonia bicinctura No Common Name