Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Gyponana gladia - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae

Subfamily: Iassinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A reddish species overall, with red markings across the body and on the wings; the wing venation is red, and in boldly marked specimens the red extends onto the rest of the wings. There are eight longitudinal lines on the pronotum, and the wings are typically densely reticulated, with the reticulations extending onto the clavi (the inner region of the wings). Adult males are typically 8.5-9.5 mm long, and Gyponana females tend to be 1.0 mm longer (sometimes more) than the the range of males (Hamilton 1982).

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern and central North America

Abundance: Very uncommon with several scattered records from the Piedmont and mountains; probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forests.

Plant Associates: Unknown

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Most Gyponana species cannot be conclusively identified to species level through analyses of the genitalia, in particular the male genitalia. Gyponana species can vary in venation (i.e. degree of reticulation), wing width, overall length, and even color. Therefore, images identified to a Gyponana species are determined due to having characteristics that are generally indicative of a particular species, and are tentative unless the specimen has been analyzed.

In the case of G. gladia, this species is most similar to G. octolineata as they both have pinkish-red coloration. G. gladia is typically more uniformly red (and a darker red) than in G. octolineata, which has the red usually confined to the wing veins (sometimes) and the thorax. However, the only way for a definitive ID is through analyses of male genitalia as variation does occur in color and wing reticulation among gladia and octolineata.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Gyponana gladia No Common Name
	Photo by: Owen McConnell Graham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: dead, stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak, active between mid-December when the tree band was put up and 1/12	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak
	Photo by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment: At moth sheet	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment: Air temperature around 53 degrees F; I was surprised to see this one active in December.
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment: Air temperature around 53 degrees F; I was surprised to see this one active in December.	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment: Air temperature around 53 degrees F; I was surprised to see this one active in December.
	Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: Semi-wooded residential neighborhood	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: J. Allen Ratzlaff Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: Gyponana? - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: B. Bockhahn Stokes Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen

Gyponana gladia - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Gyponana gladia No Common Name