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Chlorotettix aurum - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Bo Sullivan- male
Taxonomy
Family: CicadellidaeSubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1938)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A yellowish species with yellowish subhyaline forewings. The crown is roundedly produced, with the median length slightly longer in the middle than next to the eyes. The male subgenital plates are broad at the base and narrowed at the apex, being almost as long as the pygofer. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin rounded with a very deep, parallel-sided excavation in the middle which almost reaches the anterior margin (though see additional remark in comments section below). Adult males are 6.3-7.0 mm long, while females are 6.5-7.5 mm. (Cwikla 1988)

Additional pinned specimens can be seen here: BOLD.

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: Southeastern United States (SC, NC, VA), where it is rare to infrequently encountered, primarily in coastal areas (Cwikla 1988)
Abundance: Uncommon with scattered records across the state, primarily from the Coastal Plain; likely under collected and therefore under reported.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Probably grassy areas, forest edge
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: Based on some COI DNA sequencing that has recently been done, female specimens with sternite that match Cwikla's drawing genetically match C. galbanatus, while females shown below have sequences that match C. aurum. It is therefore possible that females previously identified as aurum are actually variants of galbanatus, and these are the true aurum. NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notoriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and many can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features and/or by dissection. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species (other than several like necopinus and tergatus) to obtain a picture of the underside.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix aurum No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596903		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596903
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596903		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596903
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596903; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596903; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386729		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386729
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386729		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386729; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386729; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386729; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 7.3 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 7.3 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 7.3 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 7.3 mm
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Gates Co.
Comment: male; 6.8 mm long
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Gates Co.
Comment: male; 6.8 mm long		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Gates Co.
Comment: male; 6.8 mm long
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Gates Co.
Comment: male; 6.8 mm long		Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 6.9 mm
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 6.9 mm		Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 6.9 mm
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 6.6 mm		Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 6.6 mm
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 6.6 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 6.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 6.3 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 6.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 6.3 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 6.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.6 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.6 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.6 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.6 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.6 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: at powerline		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: at powerline
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: at powerline		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen