Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Erythridula crevecoeuri - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Typhlocybinae

Tribe: Erythroneurini

Synonym: Arboridia crevecoeuri

Taxonomic Author: (Gillette, 1898)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A reddish-brown species that appears mostly bicolored. The wings are mostly a reddish to reddish-brown color, sometimes very bright and vibrant, with contrasting pale wing tips. The scutellum concolorous with the wings, being dark; in some individuals, the reddish-brown color extends onto the pronotum. The vertex is yellow, as is the pale outer margins of the pronotum. The face and underside of the thorax are pale/yellowish, except for the mesosternum which is dark. The abdomen is dark. Adults are 3.0- 3.3 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2009)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Central and Eastern United States (3I)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the mountains and Piedmont where it is very uncommon; possibly more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: Aesculus glabra, Aesculus sp. (3I)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species could be confused with a few other Erythridula, especially E. abolla. Both species have largely reddish wings (though in E. abolla the reds are darker and less vibrant/bright than E. crevecoeuri) with pale, contrasting wing tips. However, the vertex of crevecoeuri is mostly yellow, whereas in abolla the vertex is reddish-brown.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Erythridula crevecoeuri No Common Name
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.8 mm male, came to CFL porch light at night, wooded residential area	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.8 mm male, came to CFL porch light at night, wooded residential area
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: wooded residential; male. Photo by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: wooded residential; male. Photo by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: wooded residential
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: wooded residential	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: wooded residential
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv 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, Brian Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; female

Erythridula crevecoeuri - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Erythridula crevecoeuri No Common Name