Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Cyrtolobus flavolatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

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

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: Males are brownish overall, with a brownish tinge to the wings and a brown smudge at the rear of the wing. The pronotum is not overly pronounced, with a minimal crest. There is a pale yellowish band on the outer edge of the pronotum, beginning from the eyes, and a small transverse band at the rear of the pronotum. The front of the pronotum and the face can also be yellowish. Females resemble the males but are a much duller brown overall, lacking the sharp contrast between the yellow lateral bands on the pronotum. Female pronotal crests are also slightly higher than in males. Nymphs are yellowish-green overall, with brownish-orange spines and three brownish-orange stripes across the thorax: a diagonal one on the wing pad, and two other vertical ones above the head.

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: A relatively uncommon to rare species that is infrequently encountered, found in eastern and central North America

Abundance: Very uncommon but can be locally abundant at sites- recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Mountains. Seasonal distribution: 18 May-18 June (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: Quercus alba (CTGSMNP)

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: Can be attracted at night with a light.

This species could be confused with some Ophiderma species.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Cyrtolobus flavolatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus flavolatus No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus flavolatus No Common Name
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Guilford Co. Comment: males and females	Photo by: Tony DeSantis Durham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Matthew S. Wallace Out Of State Co. Comment: male