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Flavoclypeus andromedus - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- brachypter male
© Kyle Kittelberger- macropter
© Kyle Kittelberger- macropter
© Kyle Kittelberger- brachypter female
Taxonomy
Family: DELPHACIDAESubfamily: DelphacinaeSynonym: Delphacodes andromeda,Flavoclypeus andromeda
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1907)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A glossy dark brown to black species with extensive yellow to orange markings. In males the thorax and abdomen are orange while the pronotum and vertex are black. The posterior edge of the pronotum is whitish, and there is a white patch at the base of the scutellum. The frons is black, contrasting with the orange clypeus. The pygofer is dark brown to black with a paler spot on the dorsum. Females are often colored similarly to the males, being orange in color, but some are much paler and can appear yellowish. Macropterous individuals are dark like brachypterous males and have an orange base of the wings. In some macropters the thorax is completely black with a white ring, while in others it is black and orange. This species very closely resembles F. aduncus in coloration and pattern. However, in males of aduncus the first antennal segment is yellow while in andromedus the first segment is brown. Furthermore, macropters are not known for aduncus whereas they are well known in andromedus. Another species that could be confused with F. andromedus is Delphacodes puella; some macropters resemble macropters of D. puella, but note that F. andromedus has red on the base of the wings and parts of the body. Male brachypters are around 1.52 mm long while females are around 1.83 mm; male macropters are around 2.64 mm long while females are around 2.57 mm. (K & B, 2013)
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Distribution: Widespread throughout Eastern and central United States; also Belize, Cuba, Guyana, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (UDEL)
Abundance: A common species, recorded throughout the state.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Found in grassy, field-type habitat; moist areas
Plant Associates: Aristida beyrichiana (Beyrich threeawn), Eleocharis (spikerush), Paspalum (crowngrass) (UDEL)
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Flavoclypeus andromedus No Common Name

Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104052231		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104052236
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104052237		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103107616
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103107619		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100957308
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96838013		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96838013
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468358		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83444962
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627907		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627903
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627903		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627913
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627918		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627918
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66152896		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66152896
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841921		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841921
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65651856		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64184217
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64184219		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64184220
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64184221		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63596640
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63596640		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63596640
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63045645		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63045645
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63045651		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60470966
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 1.7 mm, caught during sweep of wet area in turf of school athletic field		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58557321
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58557322		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58557323
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54451474		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54451491
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210938		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210941
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210942		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210950
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210955		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715654
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963139 - unid_planthopper		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963168
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963168		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963168
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963102		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38482634
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38482634		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38482634
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36921188		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36921192
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36921192		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36480441
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36480441		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36033639
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36033639		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36033639
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34846277		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34846277
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041661		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041661
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041662		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33501692 - unid_planthopper
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: Field/forest edge habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: Field/forest edge habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Vance Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest, open forest, grassy patches; both short-winged and long-winged individuals		Photo by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: Brachypter male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Gates Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Gates Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Vance Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest, open forest, grassy patches; both short-winged and long-winged individuals		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: fieldy, forest edge habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: Field/forest edge habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: Field/forest edge habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: Field/forest edge habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Vance Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat