Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Idiodonus kennicotti - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Synonym: Idiodonus kennecottii

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A dark reddish-brown species with a characteristic white stripe o the wings. The body color is a rusty brown, and when viewed from the front, there are 4 bold black dots: 2 on the eyes, and 2 on the face. The vertex is a dirty yellow, and there is an orange transverse band between the eyes. The face is dirty yellowish-brown with a noticeable yellow midline. The pronotum has the posterior margin and median transverse band yellow. The female pregenital sternite has a roundedly produced posterior margin that is slightly incised and keeled, with a brown spot in the middle. The male plates are long and broad at the bases, with concave lateral margins and pointed tips. Adults are 6.0-6.5 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Eastern and central North America

Abundance: Recorded across the state, with a majority of records from the mountains; likely more abundant in the state in the right habitat, especially in the mountains.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest edge.

Plant Associates: Oak, shrubby plants, tall herbaceous plants in shrubby plants

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Idiodonus kennicotti No Common Name
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Tracy S Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Tracy S Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge

Idiodonus kennicotti - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Idiodonus kennicotti No Common Name