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Aplos simplex - No Common Name

Aplos simplex
© Kyle Kittelberger		Aplos simplex
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph, note rounded head		Aplos simplex
© Rob Van Epps- adult		Aplos simplex
© Margarita Lankford- nymph, note head shape
Taxonomy
Family: ISSIDAESubfamily: IssinaeSynonym: Thionia simplex
Identification
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Description: A distinctive looking species in this genus. Adults are mostly unicolorous and brownish in color, with bold dark wing venation; young adults though may be uniformly greenish in color, with the body and wings darkening as the adults age. The head, legs, and part of thorax are typically greenish. The head is fairly round and flat, without any prominent lateral margins.

Nymphs are greenish overall with orange longitudinal stripes down the body. Like the adult, the head of the nymph is characteristically rounded, separating this from the similar nymphs of T. quinquata which have pointed heads. Young nymph instars are orange-green and have some black spots on either side of the midline of the abdomen. For more information about the nymphs and their various instar stages, see W & W 1988.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern North America (UDEL)
Abundance: Uncommon, not encountered very often; scattered records across the state.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest.
Plant Associates: Polyphagous on dicots (UDEL); on various herbs, shrubs, and trees.
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Aplos simplex No Common Name

Aplos simplexPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Iredell Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping.
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510638
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510662		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Yadkin Co.
Comment:
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.7 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, dead		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, dead
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, dead		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597927		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121800943
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119270497		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84471291
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84471291		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84471291
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
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Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84251096		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Erich Hofmann; Kayla Weinfurther
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Erich Hofmann; Kayla Weinfurther
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82748568
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83202018		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80547529
Aplos simplexPhoto by: McIntyre
Ashe Co.
Comment: NERI		Aplos simplexPhoto by: McIntyre
Ashe Co.
Comment: NERI
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54896027		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54896027
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51423893		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620323
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620323		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620336
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620329		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620324
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092482		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092482
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092482		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47674286
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47674286		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47674286
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Ashe Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat, with grassy-field areas		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Ashe Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest edge
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27289610		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through low vegetation
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through low vegetation		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through low vegetation
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28477231		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28398484
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589020rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589019		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589020rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589019
Aplos simplexPhoto by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589020rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589019		Aplos simplexPhoto by: Amber Sauder
Harnett Co.
Comment: Pretty active -- on the move pretty much all the time. - unid_planthopper