Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Osbornellus auronitens - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Scaphoideini
Taxonomic Author: (Provancher, 1889)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A golden yellowish-orange species with a broad reddish-orange band in front of the eyes. There are three dark brown to black lines on the vertex: one in front of the reddish band, and two others on the crown margin. There is a reddish band at the anterior end of the pronotum, and a broken band near the posterior edge; otherwise, the pronotum is yellowish with some black marks. The scutellum is yellow and orange, with a bold orange triangle in the anterior corners. The wings are yellowish with some dark brown to black and white marks; the venation is dark brown to black. The underside is a pale yellow color. The female pregenital sternite (sternite number 7) has a deep V-shaped notch that extends almost two-thirds of the way inwards. Adults are around 5.5-6.0 mm long. The male plates are elongate, triangular, and with long attenuated apexes. (Beamer 1937), (DeLong 1948)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern North America

Abundance: Recorded from the mountains and Piedmont; likely extremely abundant and common, but under reported since need to look at underside.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Woodlands, open areas

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species is one of several that occur in the eastern United States that are visually very similar in both color and pattern. These three species are: auronitens, limosus, and rotundus. The only way to distinguish between these species is with a view of the underside (easy to distinguish with a female, harder with a male). Female pregential sternites vary among the three species, with auronitens having a noticeably deep notch, limosus having a moderate/shallow notch, and rotundus having no notch at all.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Osbornellus auronitens No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to porch light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to porch light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to porch light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to porch light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, female, 5.6 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, female, 5.6 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, female, 5.6 mm	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female

Osbornellus auronitens - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Osbornellus auronitens No Common Name