Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Cyrtolobus clarus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae
Taxonomic Author: Woodruff, 1924

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A brownish species with two pale transverse bands across the pronotum and a clear window in the middle at the peak of the pronotal crest. The pronotum is higher in females, and the wings of both sexes are mostly hyaline (clear). The legs are yellowish to light brown in color. Females are 5-6 mm long, males are 4-5 mm. (FSCA)

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: Eastern North America

Abundance: Uncommon to rare, only has been found in a few counties in the state. Seasonal distribution: 4-25 May (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates: Quercus palustris, Q. phelos (CTNC)

Behavior: To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM).

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus clarus No Common Name
	Photo by: N.H. Nazdrowicz Brunswick Co. Comment: UDCC_TCN 00021838; det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: N.H. Nazdrowicz Brunswick Co. Comment: UDCC_TCN 00021838; det. M.J. Rothschild
	Photo by: N.H. Nazdrowicz Brunswick Co. Comment: UDCC_TCN 00021838; det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: N.H. Nazdrowicz Brunswick Co. Comment: UDCC_TCN 00021838; det. M.J. Rothschild
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment: Attracted to MV light	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment: Attracted to MV light
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment: Attracted to MV light	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment: Attracted to MV light
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Natalie Childers Beck Gaston Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Natalie Childers Beck Gaston Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Natalie Childers Beck Gaston Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Christy Beal Cumberland Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark J. Rothschild Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Mark J. Rothschild Out Of State Co. Comment:

Cyrtolobus clarus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus clarus No Common Name