Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

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Description: A distinctive species with a strongly produced, pointed crown that is sharply angled to the face. The head and thorax are an unmarked, yellowish tan color that contrasts with the dark, blackish wings. The wings have dense, dark reticulations. There are several bold white marks on the border with the scutellum. The female pregenital sternite has a } shaped posterior margin, with rounded lateral lobes and a median projection that has a prominent notch; there is a blackish border around the projection. The male subgenital plates are long and triangular. Adult males are 5.4-6.7 mm long, females are 5.2-6.6 mm. (Hamilton 1975) For diagrams of this species, see: Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern U.S. and Canada, where it is common in the Northeast (Hamilton 1975)

Abundance: Several records from the mountains and Piedmont, possibly more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest habitat.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: NOTE: This species externally resembles P. eburneolus and P. collitus, with dark wings and a pale, tan thorax and head. However, note that fulvidorsum has a strongly produced crown that is noticeably pointed; the crowns in the other two species are more rounded and not as long. Additionally, eburneolus tends to have much darker wings than fulvidorsum while collitus tends to have paler wings.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 5.8 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 5.8 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 5.8 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 6.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 6.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 6.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 6.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 6.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: female, 6.1 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male; 5.7 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male; 5.7 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male; 5.7 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimens
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimens	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimens
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimens	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimens

Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum No Common Name