Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DICTYOPHARIDAE Members:	NC Records
Nersia florida - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DICTYOPHARIDAE	Subfamily: Dictyopharinae	Tribe: Nersiini
Taxonomic Author: Fennah, 1944

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Adults are greenish overall with a wedge-shaped, short head that is not upcurved. The pronotum is shallowly notched. The sides of the head and thorax are edged with white, and the legs are mostly green. The wings themselves are mostly clear and appear fragile, contrasting with the wings of Rhynchomitra. See UDEL for images of a pinned specimen. Nymphs are highly mottled overall, with a mixture of white and brownish marks, sometimes with a greenish tint. The vertex is short and shaped similarly to the adults.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern and central North America (UDEL)

Abundance: Scattered records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; possibly more abundant in the right habitat, but likely a fairly uncommon species in the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Occasionally attracted at night with lights. (UDEL)

Comment: The nymphs of this species are unknown as of now. It has been claimed before that the only Dictyopharid nymphs that are green are from Nersia, and green nymphs for example on Bugguide have been labeled as such, but this is not actually true. Some Scolops nymphs, such as S. sulcipes, have green nymphs. The nymphs of Nersia could be green, but they are clearly not the only green Dictyopharid nymphs in our region.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

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Nersia florida - No Common Name

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