Hoppers of North Carolina:
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DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records

Pentagramma vittatifrons - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: DELPHACIDAESubfamily: Asiracinae
Taxonomic Author: (Uhler, 1876)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A greenish species with transverse orange bands on the frons. Adult males are less than 7 mm long while females are 7 mm. See UDEL for images of a pinned specimen (scroll down on the page) and BOLD for several other pinned specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Essentially transcontinental, found across the United States and parts of Canada (UDEL)
Abundance: Coastal, can be locally common and abundant. Likely found throughout the coast.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Coastal marshes
Plant Associates: Species in this genus with known hosts are monophagous on bullrushes. This particular species is known from Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus validus) (UDEL)
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Status: Native
Global and State Rank: GNR [G4G5] [S3S5]