Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Jikradia melanota - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Coelidiinae

Synonym: Coelidia melanota

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A pretty distinctive robust, dark species. The wings, scutellum, and pronotum are a dark brown to black color, often times with a greenish tint; females lack a pale transverse band, present in males. The costal margin (outer margin) of the wings is pale, yellowish, contrasting with the much darker base color. The head, face, legs, and underside are also mostly yellow. The male subgenital plates are long and narrow. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin bisinuate with three lobes, the middle one of which is larger and longer than the other two and with a slight notch. Adult males are 6.0 mm long while females are 7.5 mm. (DeLong 1948)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Primarily found in the southeastern United States, where it is rather rare; also ranging as far as the Midwest (DeLong 1948).

Abundance: Uncommon to rare, scattered records across the state; probably rare across much of the state, could be locally common in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy, brushy habitat. Also reported from low marshy areas in willow-sedge habitat (DeLong 1948).

Plant Associates: ?

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Jikradia melanota No Common Name
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Weedy/brushy woodland edge.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy and field-type habitat; apparently a hybrid with floridana and olitoria/borealis	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy and field-type habitat; apparently a hybrid with floridana and olitoria/borealis
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy and field-type habitat; apparently a hybrid with floridana and olitoria/borealis	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy and field-type habitat; apparently a hybrid with floridana and olitoria/borealis
	Photo by: Paul Scharf , Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Hockhahn Wake Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf , Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Hockhahn Wake Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf , Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Hockhahn Wake Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Amanda Auxier Pender Co. Comment:

Jikradia melanota - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Jikradia melanota No Common Name