Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Hadrophallus bubalus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE

Subfamily: Smiliinae

Synonym: Ceresa borealis, Spissistilus borealis, Hadrophallus borealis

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A greenish treehopper with prominent pale, whitish speckling across a mostly green pronotum with yellow edges and brown tips. There is a prominent curve to the pronotum, and the pronotum itself is covered with dense, noticeable white pubescence (hair); this is a key characteristic. The body itself is also green; note that the color can fade in old specimens, as in the pinned individual above. The legs are typically a dark brown color, though some individuals can have green legs.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern North America

Abundance: Scattered records across the Piedmont and mountains, seems to be more of a montane species. Seasonal distribution: 3 June-29 August (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Many Ceresine may not be identifiable from an image; this is a very difficult group of treehoppers to identify correctly (for many species). This species is very similar to Stictocephala taurina, as both species have a very similar color pattern and a similarly sized pronotum. However, bubalus has dense pubescence scattered across the pronotum, whereas taurina has little to no pubescence. Additionally, bubalus is also very similar to Stictocephala bisonia, again having a similar color pattern and showing [in some individuals] dark brown legs. However, bisonia lacks the dense pubescence of bubalus and has an overall 'boxier' pronotum: it is noticeably higher and larger than in bubalus.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Hadrophallus bubalus No Common Name
	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild
	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild
	Photo by: L.L. Deitz Transylvania Co. Comment: caught sweepingrnUDCC_TCN 00006707; male det. M.J. Rothschild	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
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Hadrophallus bubalus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Hadrophallus bubalus No Common Name