Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DELPHACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Nothodelphax slossonae - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DELPHACIDAE

Subfamily: Delphacinae

Synonym: Nothodelphax slossanae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Species in this genus are often sexually dimorphic with females paler than males. Species can also be macropterous or brachypterous (long or short-winged). This species is fulvous overall, with orange-brown wings, body, and legs. There is a thin pale midline down the thorax and vertex. The face is dark, and there are several dark lines on the thorax and vertex.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Southeastern United States; also Canada (Ontario), Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Puerto Rico (UDEL)

Abundance: Uncommon, recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; 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: Sedgey, grassy areas

Plant Associates: Eleocharis quadrangulata (quarestem spikerush) (UDEL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Nothodelphax slossonae No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open forest habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open forest habitat
	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: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: at lights. - unid_leafhopper

Nothodelphax slossonae - No Common Name