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Amycle vernalis - No Common Name

Amycle vernalis
© Solomon Hendrix		Amycle vernalis
© Solomon Hendrix		Amycle vernalis
© Solomon Hendrix
Taxonomy
Family: FULGORIDAESubfamily: AmyclinaeTribe: Amyclini
Taxonomic Author: Manee, 1910
Identification
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Description: A distinctive looking brownish species with a long, flattened but slender head with relatively parallel sides, giving the appearance of an elongated nose. The base of the hind wing can be a pale pink, and there is a diagonal white band; the posterior margin is brown (UDEL). See here for some images of adults.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Southeastern United States (UDEL)
Abundance: One individual collected in the Piedmont; possibly more abundant.
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Habitats and Life History
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Plant Associates: Multiple species, including: Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass, Poaceae), Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem), Andropogon ternarius (splitbeard bluestem), A. virginicus (broomsedge bluestem), Danthonia sericea, and Deschampsia flexuosa (UDEL)
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Amycle vernalis No Common Name 3

Amycle vernalisPhoto by: unknown
Wake Co.
Comment: April 30, 1935. Male. det. Z.P. Metcalf. Specimen deposited at NCSU.		Amycle vernalisPhoto by: unknown
Wake Co.
Comment: April 30, 1935. Male. det. Z.P. Metcalf. Specimen deposited at NCSU.
Amycle vernalisPhoto by: unknown
Wake Co.
Comment: April 30, 1935. Male. det. Z.P. Metcalf. Specimen deposited at NCSU.