Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Eratoneura paraesculi - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Knull, 1945)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A boldly marked leafhopper with a yellowish body and [typically] a red or orange color pattern on the wings. There are two red crossbands on the wings that do not reach the lateral margin: the crossband at the base of the wings looks like two triangles radiating outwards towards the margin of the wings (almost like a red bowtie), while the lower crossband resembles a wide "U". However, in some individuals these crossbands may be very faint or not present at all. There is a small black dot on the lateral margin of each wing, and two black dots near the wing tip in the middle (when the wings are close, these two dots become one). The thorax and head are both pale, concolorous with much of the wing color. Adults are 3.5-3.7 mm long. (3I)

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: An uncommon species with only a handful of records from Mississippi, [mostly] Tennessee, and now North Carolina (3I)

Abundance: Recorded from a few counties in the mountains; specimens have been collected just across the border in Tennessee, so probably more abundant in the mountains in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy, open areas near forest edge.

Plant Associates: Collected on Aesculus sp. and Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (3I)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species looks like nothing else that has been found in our region; the closest species in coloration and pattern are E. bifida, from the Mississippi River Valley area, and E. rubranotata, largely from the Ohio River Valley area.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Eratoneura paraesculi No Common Name 11
	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307664rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307752	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307664rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307752
	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307664rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307752	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307664rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307752
	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307664rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307752	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307664rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305307752
	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305092604	Photo by: Zachary Dankowicz Haywood Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305092604
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby

Eratoneura paraesculi - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Eratoneura paraesculi No Common Name 11