Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CALISCELIDAE Members:	NC Records
Bruchomorpha tristis - No Common Name

Taxonomy

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

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist

Description: One of the largest members of the genus; a uniform, iridescent, shiny black species with a very flat, oval-shaped face. Some specimens occasionally have a narrow bronze stripe on the frons and vertex, while other specimens can have a dark red-brown head and thorax. There is pretty much no 'nose' or head projection present on this species, and there is a small round bulge extending on the underside of the head, characteristic of this species. The legs are black. Adults are 2.6-3.5 mm long. (Doering, 1939)

For nice images of an adult, see here.

Nymphs are typically dark overall, with the characteristic flat face of the adult. Both adults and nymphs have dark legs, helpful when differentiating from other species.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Transcontinental, found across the United States and Canada (UDEL)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, with a majority of records from the Piedmont; 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, brushy, field-type habitat.

Plant Associates: Probably grasses

Behavior:

Comment: Sometimes adults are macropterous and have very pronounced wings, differing from the typically brachypterous individuals that have very reduced wings.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Bruchomorpha tristis No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping

Bruchomorpha tristis - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Bruchomorpha tristis No Common Name