Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Cyrtolobus togatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Tribe: Smiliini
Taxonomic Author: (Woodruff, 1924)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A fairly small species relative to most Cyrtolobus, males are around 4.0 mm long, females are 5.0 mm. Males vary in color from brown from a brown to black pronotum with two white transverse bands and one along the edge of the pronotum. The pronotal crest is not very produced. Females are a bit paler with more whitish areas on the front of the pronotum, contrasting with a brownish pronotal streak in the front on each side. (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, from Florida up through at least Maryland and as far west as Illinois.

Abundance: Scattered records across the state, uncommon. Seasonal distribution: 15 April-30 June (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest habitat, particularly where Quercus are present.

Plant Associates: Water oak (Quercus nigra), willow oak (Q. phellos), Q. stellata, laurel oak (Q. laurifolia) (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:

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Cyrtolobus togatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus togatus No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus togatus No Common Name
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209865942	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209865942
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Found on oak.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Found on oak.
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm, recovered alive from a tree band on oak
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm, recovered alive from a tree band on oak	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Attracted to Blacklight
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Attracted to Blacklight	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Attracted to Blacklight
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.2 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately; additional pics by K. Kittelberger of 4.1 mm male
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.9 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separatelyrn
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.9 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separatelyrn	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area
	Photo by: Matt Wallace Out Of State Co. Comment: males	Photo by: Matt Wallace Out Of State Co. Comment: males