Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Driotura robusta - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Chiasmini
Taxonomic Author: (Osborn & Ball, 1898)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A sexually dimorphic species, with males quite dark, almost black and females more of a creamy color. The wing venation is bold and reticulated, cream in color. This species has a robust, short head with black markings on the top between the eyes. The pronotum is also short, being around three times as wide as it is long. Much of the pronotum is covered with a pale band, and the edge near the head has black markings. The abdomen is speckled with white or black/brown (depending on the sex). Pale specimens are almost white. The female pregenital sternite is slightly emerginate posteriorly. The male subgenital plages have the inner margins rounded, outer edges emarginate and the apices obtuse and widely separated. Adults are 2.75 to 3.5 mm long. (Lawson, 1920), (DeLong, 1948)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Rarely encountered, found in the eastern United States west to Colorado (3i)

Abundance: Rare- only recorded from a couple counties.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Probably fields and other grassy areas.

Plant Associates: Grindelia ssp. (Lawson, 1920)

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Driotura robusta No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:

Driotura robusta - No Common Name