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Aplos simplex - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph, note rounded head
© Rob Van Epps- adult
© Margarita Lankford- nymph, note head shape
Taxonomy
Family: ISSIDAESubfamily: IssinaeSynonym: Thionia simplex
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
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

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