Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DERBIDAE Members:	NC Records
Apache degeeri - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DERBIDAE

Tribe: Otiocerini

Synonym: Otiocerus degeeri

Taxonomic Author: (Kirby, 1821)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A stunning species, ranging in color from red to pink to purple. The wing venation is reddish, and there are dark spots between the veins and also along the wing tips. The thorax is concolorous with the wings, and the abdomen and head are either red, pink, or purple (depending on the color form). The head itself is stunning, and depending on the individual, the facial features can be quite developed. The top outer edge of the head is white, giving the appearance of "eyebrows", and the lower outer edge of the head is a row of alternating black and white marks. Sometimes the appendages on the face can give the appearance of a mouth (especially a boldly marked individual like above). The legs are whitish, with reddish bases.

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: Transcontinental, found across both the United States, except California (which has the endemic A. californicum), and Canada; also Cuba (UDEL)

Abundance: Recorded across the state, an uncommon species; probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest, possible in other habitats.

Plant Associates: Derbidae are known or assumed to feed on fungal hyphae as immatures. Adults have been associated with: Fagus (Beach, Fagaceae), Quercus (nymphs under bark) (Oak, Fagaceae), Acer (maple, Aceraceae), and Carya (Hickory, Juglandaceae). (UDEL)

Behavior: Found infrequently at lights, usually discovered during the day; sometimes found overwintering in logs (UDEL).

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

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	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest

Apache degeeri - No Common Name

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