Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Chlorotettix nudatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1900)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A pale green species with an orange/brown or smoky tint on the wings, pronotum, scutellum, and face. The wing venation is a combination of pale, indistinct and dark veins. The legs are bicolored, with green bases and fuscous tips. The vertex is twice as long in the middle, and is slightly pointed, than near the eyes. The female pregenital sternite is rather short with a broad excavation that gives a sinuous shape to the posterior margin; in some individuals, the border of the excavation is brown. The male plates are somewhat triangular in shape, with a broad base and gradually tapering to acute, pointed tips. Adults are around 7.5 mm long. (DeLong 1918) For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: Dmitriev.

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 United States

Abundance: Only recorded from a single county in the Piedmont; likely under collected and therefore under reported.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Grassy areas, floodplain woods, moist woodlands with a rich growth of grasses

Plant Associates: Grasses

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside.

This particular species visually resembles C. galbanatus, as both are greenish with a brown tint and have dark wing venation. They do however have extremely different genitalia.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix nudatus No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	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
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male; NCSU specimen

Chlorotettix nudatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix nudatus No Common Name