Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CALISCELIDAE Members:	NC Records
Bruchomorpha jocosa - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CALISCELIDAE	Subfamily: Caliscelinae	Tribe: Peltonotellini
Taxonomic Author: Stål, 1862

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A short-nosed, reddish-brown to reddish-yellow species, with a conspicuous dark spot on the apex of the postclypeus. Females are typically a uniform reddish-brown color. Males have a reddish-brown abdomen, thorax, and head, and characteristic dark brown to black patches on the lateral 2/3 of the wings, with a pale median area. Some dark individuals can have most of the wings black with a smaller pale median area. The face is relatively flat, with a short head projection. The underside of the body is reddish-tan, and the legs are yellowish-brown. The ovipositor of the female is sometimes brown. Adults are 2.8-2.6 mm long, making this one of the smallest members of the genus. (Doering, 1939)

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Eastern and central United States and parts of Canada (UDEL)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; possibly 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, brushy habitat near forest edge.

Plant Associates: Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass) (UDEL)

Behavior:

Comment: There are three color varieties of this species. In var. obscura, females and males are all dark or with only a trace of light stripes. In var. jocosa, the female is all reddish or pale. In var. craniata, females are reddish or pale with a dark lateral stripe. (Doering, 1939)

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Bruchomorpha jocosa No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Vance Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near pine forest edge. A dark individual: "the view from above shows clearly the red (usually orange) body with contrasting black patches on the shortened wings"	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Vance Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near pine forest edge. A dark individual: "the view from above shows clearly the red (usually orange) body with contrasting black patches on the shortened wings"
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy habitat on mixed hardwood forest edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy habitat on mixed hardwood forest edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Vance Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near pine forest edge. A dark individual: "the view from above shows clearly the red (usually orange) body with contrasting black patches on the shortened wings"	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Vance Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near pine forest edge

Bruchomorpha jocosa - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Bruchomorpha jocosa No Common Name