Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Chlorotettix galbanatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1892)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: This species is greenish overall, with a yellowish to reddish-brown tint on the wings and thorax. The hindwing venation is a dark reddish-brown, contrasting with the transparent forewing membranes; this gives the wings a netted look. The posterior part of the pronotum and lateral triangles of the scutellum are also a light reddish-brown color. The head (vertex) is slightly wider than the pronotum, and the eyes are typically dark/black. The female pregenital sternite is distinctive with a deep, narrow slit surrounded by rounded lobes. The male has a depressed inner area at the base of the subgenital plates, appearing as if the plates are dented; otherwise, the plates are evenly and convexly rounded brom the bases to the apexes, and the apexes are obtusely angled. Adults are around 6.0-6.5 mm long. (DeLong 1918), (DeLong 1948) For more images and diagrams of this species, see: Bg and Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: This is one of the most common and widespread Chlorotettix in the country, found throughout the eastern and central United States, west to at least Montana; also across the Gulf coast states and into the Southwest, south into northern Mexico (DeLong 1918).

Abundance: Locally common; recorded across the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest habitat.

Plant Associates: ?

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside.

This particular species visually resembles C. nudatus, as both are greenish with a brown tint and have dark wing venation. They do however have extremely different genitalia.

Status: Native

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Chlorotettix galbanatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix galbanatus No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix galbanatus No Common Name
	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; female, 6.7 mm	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; female, 6.7 mm
	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; female, 6.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: female, 6.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: female, 6.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: female, 6.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: female, 6.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: female, 6.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: female, 6.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 6.7 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 6.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 6.7 mm
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740; male, additional pics by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740; male, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729; male, 6.1 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729; male, 6.1 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Ashe Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: males, dissected
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: males, dissected	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: males, dissected
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: males, dissected	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: males, dissected
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: males, dissected	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: 4 females, 3 male (2 specimens: 6.3 mm, )
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: 4 females, 3 male (2 specimens)	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. Grassy, weedy area near hardwoods. ID based on shape of pregenital sternite.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. Grassy, weedy area near hardwoods. ID based on shape of pregenital sternite.	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- male