Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Zyginama rossi - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Dietrich & Dmitriev, 2008)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A boldly marked leafhopper with a reddish-orange and blue color pattern. The face is mostly reddish brown. The head has a pale midline with reddish brown marks on either side on a white background. The pronotum is mostly reddish orange except for a bluish white broad midline, the posterior margin, and five anterior pale spots. The scutellum is mostly an orange brown with pale markings, though this color can vary among individuals. The color pattern on the wings is unlike any other leafhoppers in the state. The wing tips are a dark brown to blackish, and there are no crossbands on the wings. Adult males are 3.1-3.3 mm long, while females are 3.2-3.3 mm. (3I)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Found from Illinois to Mississippi, with recent records from North Carolina

Abundance: Recorded recently from several counties in the Piedmont and mountains, possibly more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest habitat.

Plant Associates: Quercus lyrata (DL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This Zyginama is one of two species in the genus that is found east of the Mississippi River (the other being Z. tripunctata) and the only one known from the Midwest. (3I)

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Zyginama rossi No Common Name
	Photo by: vin stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Paul Scharf Rockingham Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light

Zyginama rossi - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Zyginama rossi No Common Name