Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Pendarus auroalbus - Gold and White Leafhopper

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Pendarini

Subgenus: Pendarus

Taxonomic Author: (Walker, 1851)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A distinctive looking species, one of the most boldly marked members of this genus. There are two prominent golden-brown transverse bands on otherwise white wings. The scutellum is golden-brown, with the color extending onto the base of the pronotum; the anterior margins of the pronotum are white. The crown of the head is also golden-brown in color, with some white along the edge. The crown is strongly produced, with a noticeable point; it is sharply angled towards the face. The female pregenital sternite is usually darkened and has a prominent triangular posterior projection with a small notch in the middle. Adult males are 3.7- 4.9 mm long, while females are typically 4.7- 5.2 mm. (Hamilton 1975)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Southeastern United States, from North Carolina to Texas along the coast (Hamilton 1975)

Abundance: Scattered across the Coastal Plain, where it is locally common to common.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Coastal pine forest

Plant Associates: Pinus palustris (Hamilton 1975)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Longleaf Woodlands

Species Photo Gallery for Pendarus auroalbus Gold and White Leafhopper
	Photo by: John Petranka Bladen Co. Comment: Attracted to UV LED light	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female, 5.0 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female, 5.0 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female, 5.0 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female, 5.0 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female, 5.0 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female, 5.0 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: female, 5.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: female, 5.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male; 4.9 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male; 4.9 mm	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male, 4.9 mm
	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male, 4.9 mm	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male, 4.9 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 1 female: 4.3 mm; 2 males: 1) 4.1 mm, 2) 4.1 mm. Photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 1 female: 4.3 mm; 2 males: 1) 4.1 mm, 2) 4.1 mm. Photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 1 female: 4.3 mm; 2 males: 1) 4.1 mm, 2) 4.1 mm. Photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 1 female: 4.3 mm; 2 males: 1) 4.1 mm, 2) 4.1 mm. Photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 1 female: 4.3 mm; 2 males: 1) 4.1 mm, 2) 4.1 mm. Photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 2 males, 1 female: 4.3 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 2 males, 1 female: 4.3 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 2 males, 1 female: 4.3 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: 2 males, 1 female; photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: open, grassy habitat surrounded by pine and mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: open, grassy habitat surrounded by pine and mixed hardwood forest

Pendarus auroalbus - Gold and White Leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Pendarus auroalbus Gold and White Leafhopper