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Stictolobus minutus - No Common Name


© Ted MacRae
Taxonomy
Family: MEMBRACIDAESubfamily: SmiliinaeTribe: Ceresini
Taxonomic Author: (Funkhouser 1915)
Identification
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Description: A hornless, brownish species with white speckling on the front of the pronotum. There are two pale lines following the ridge and edge on each side of the pronotum. Adults are 4.6 mm long. See FSCA for more.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern and central North America; rare to uncommon
Abundance: Rare, reported from a couple counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates: Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) (CTNC)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
Status: Native
Global and State Rank: GNR S2S4
See also Habitat Account for Cypress Swamps and Savannas

Species Photo Gallery for Stictolobus minutus No Common Name

Photo by: North Carolina State University Insect Collection
Wake Co.
Comment: collected in July; © Ted MacRae