Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Chlorotettix aurum - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1938)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
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.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Probably grassy areas, forest edge

Plant Associates:

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

Global and State Rank:

Chlorotettix aurum - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix aurum No Common Name

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