Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Paraphlepsius collitus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Pendarini

Subgenus: Gamarex

Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1903)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A mottled species [usually] with dark, densely retiulate wings with many pale, white spots. These spots form very indistinct pale diagonal bands. The scutellum, pronotum, and head are yellowish, contrasting sharply with the dark wings; in some individuals, the pronotum has dark brown mottling but the yellowish base is still present and visible. The crown is broadly rounded and not strongly produced, weakly angled to the face. The female pregenital sternite has lobed lateral margins; the posterior margin is } shaped, with a median projection that has a slit in the middle. The concave margins to the side of the median projection have a dark border. The male subgenital plates are triangular, with rounded lateral margins. Males are 4.8-5.8 mm long, while females are 4.9-6.4 mm long (Hamilton 1975). For diagrams of this species, see: Dmitriev. For additional images of this species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Common throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains (Hamilton 1975).

Abundance: A somewhat common species with scattered records across the state in all three regions; likely 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 grassy, brushy areas and forest edge; also mixed hardwood forest and open woodlands.

Plant Associates: Has been found on sweetgum.

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a black light.

Comment: NOTE: This species externally resembles P. eburneolus and P. fulvidorsum, with dark wings and a pale, tan thorax and head. However, note that fulvidorsum has a strongly produced crown that is noticeably pointed; the crowns in the other two species are more rounded and not as long. Additionally, eburneolus tends to have much darker wings than fulvidorsum while collitus tends to have paler wings.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius collitus No Common Name
	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG	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: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female; 6.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female; 6.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female; 6.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female; 6.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female; 6.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: male; 5.3 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: male; 5.3 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: male; 5.3 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: male; 5.3 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: male; 5.3 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: resting on leaf surface, woodland edge, low vegetation	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female, 5.3 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female, mm	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: UV, CFL lights at night, cove forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: UV, CFL lights at night, cove forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy habitat	Photo by: Amanda Auxier Pender Co. Comment: Attracted to white CFL porch light in semi-wooded residential area.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: 5.3 mm; male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: 5.3 mm; male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: 5.3 mm; male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: 5.3 mm; male
	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 Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf Burke Co. Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz Attrcted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin Halifax Co. Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest

Paraphlepsius collitus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius collitus No Common Name