Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Erythroneura rosa - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Robinson, 1924)

Identification

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Description: This species has a reddish or brownish color pattern with parallel vertical orange/yellow bars on the vertex and a pale midline. The pronotum varies in color from yellowish-orange to reddish-brown; there are three circular pale spots along the anterior half of the pronotum. The scutellum is pale to dark, sometimes with dark lateral triangles. The face is brown or black, and the thoracic venter is pale except for a dark mesosternum. This is a variable species with three color forms. In the nominate form, the wings are largely a bold red color. There are three large white spots near the base of the wings, separated by a broad red clavical line. There are four smaller white spots clustered around a reddish triangle closer to the wing tips, forming a spade-like shape. The wing tips are blackish, sometimes relegated to an L-shaped line extending outwards on each tip. Form 'mallochi' resembles the nominate form but is paler overall, appearing faded. The third form 'repetita' looks quite different from the other two forms; it has three dark crossbands, one across the thorax and base of the wings, one across the middle of the wings, and another at the wing tips. Adults are 2.8 to 3.2 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Central and eastern United States and southern Canada, west to the Rocky Mountains (3I); recent records (these from NC) seem to add this species to the Southeast and east of the Appalachians.

Abundance: Recorded recently from Vance and Warren counties in the upper Piedmont, constituting the first known records of this species in North Carolina; possibly more abundant across the state, especially where willows (Salix sp.) are present.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Brushy vegetation, likely where willows occur.

Plant Associates: Salix myricoides, S. babylonica, S. cordata, S. bebbiana, S. petiolaris, S. caprea, S. humilis, S. interior (3I). Has been found in the state on black willow (Salix nigra).

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Individuals of form 'repetita' could be confused with E. tricincta; however, the pattern in this form of E. rosa appears dirtier and less defined than in tricincta, where the pattern is cleaner. This species could also be confused with some individuals of E. elegans. However, the nominate form of E. rosa tends to have a more restrictive red pattern across the wings, and the white dorsal patch closer to the wing tips is a bit filled in, with less white than in E. elegans.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands

Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura rosa No Common Name
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: var. repetita
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: var. repetita	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Form "mallochi" Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Form "mallochi" Attracted to UV Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Form "mallochi" Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: mostly brushy vegetation consisting of willows, etc., on shore of lake; some grass as well	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: mostly brushy vegetation consisting of willows, etc., on shore of lake; some grass as well
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Vance Co. Comment: mostly brushy vegetation consisting of willows, etc., on shore of lake; some grass as well

Erythroneura rosa - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura rosa No Common Name