Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DERBIDAE Members:	NC Records
Cedusa edentula - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DERBIDAE
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1912)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Bluish-red overall. The head, thorax, and legs are reddish-orange, and much of the wings have a reddish tinge; the tips of the wings have a bluish tinge to them. The abdomen is a bright red. The male phallus (reproductive claspers) are narrow and very close together, distinctive from other members of this genus; note their shape in the image above.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern United States (UDEL)

Abundance:

Seasonal Occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found along forest edge, near mixed hardwood forest and pine forest.

Plant Associates: Derbidae are known or assumed to feed on fungal hyphae as immatures (UDEL). Adults have been found on pine and beech.

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: A majority of Cedusa look very similar externally, appearing bluish overall. The only way to make a positive ID for many of the species at this point is to examine the genitalia of the males. Therefore, a male specimen is necessary for many species' identifications. Detailed, clear photographs of the male underside showing the genitalia can also be helpful, and perhaps the hope is that after observing enough specimens of a particular species, there may be slight external features that can be associated with an ID. C. edentula may be one example of a Cedusa that can be told apart by external features.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Cedusa edentula No Common Name
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59385858	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59385858
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59385858	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: forest edge, found on pine
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: forest edge, found on pine	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: forest edge, found on pine
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: forest edge, found on pine

Cedusa edentula - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cedusa edentula No Common Name