Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Telamona extrema - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Tribe: Telamonini
Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1903)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A large species with a broad, tall, rounded pronotal crest that slightly angles forward. The top of the pronotal crest is edged in red, and the posterior edge is yellow. The pronotum itself is usually a light brown color, but some individuals can have a greenish tint; there may be some light maculations across the pronotum in some specimens as well. The wings have a smoky tip, and the legs are concolorous with the pronotum. Males are 8-9 mm long while females are 9-10 mm (FSCA). Nymphs are pale, mottled with gray and brown, and have a pronounced bulging "knob" on the thorax: 1, FSCA

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern North America

Abundance: A somewhat rare to uncommon species, with scattered records from several counties across the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Forest with oak

Plant Associates: Quercus alba (white oak), Q. ilicifolia [nymphs on this plant], Q. marilandica (blackjack oak), Q. phellos (willow oak), Q. rubra (northern red oak), Q. velutina (black oak) (Wallace 2014).

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species may be most confused with Archasia belfragei, as they both have similarly shaped pronotums. However, T. extrema tends to be brownish in color while A. belfragei is greenish. But there are also slight differences in the shape of the pronotum. With A. belfragei, the pronotum is either broad or moderate in width, but there is a somewhat even, gradual curve starting from the rear to the highest point of the crest itself. With T. extrema, the pronotum is always broad and there is a kink in the crest before it sharply curves upward. This kink is largely absent or heavily reduced in A. belfragei.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Telamona extrema No Common Name
	Photo by: Kelli Ashby Durham Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light	Photo by: Kelli Ashby Durham Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light
	Photo by: Kelli Ashby Durham Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Found on Willow 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: Scott Bolick Alleghany Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Steve Hall Cherokee Co. Comment: Found while sampling for moths using a sheet and a 15 watt UV light.

Telamona extrema - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona extrema No Common Name