Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DELPHACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Pissonotus flabellatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DELPHACIDAE	Subfamily: Delphacinae	Tribe: Delphacini
Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1903)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: This species is boldly marked with a dark abdomen with white spots and a whitish incomplete middorsal line, black wings with broad white apical margins, and a [largely] white thorax. The head is also blackish. The frons is dark brown to black with white speckling and a white band above the clypeus. The antennae are stramineous. This species has considerably expanded front tibiae, which are black; this gives the impression of very broad, almost spider-like front legs. Macropterous individuals are darker than brachypters with less extensive pale markings and clear wings. Adult brachypterous males are 2.17-2.61 mm long, females are 2.85-3.49 mm; macropterous males are 3.44-3.63 mm long while females are 3.50-3.88 mm. (Bartlett & Deitz, 2000) For more images of adults and possibly nymphs, which are highly mottled in color, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern and central North America (UDEL)

Abundance: Scattered records across the state, probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Grassy, brushy field-type areas

Plant Associates: Asteraceae

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Pissonotus flabellatus No Common Name
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: David Enrique Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught while sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught while sweeping	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught while sweeping

Pissonotus flabellatus - No Common Name