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Alebra bicincta - No Common Name



© Kyle Kittelberger- male; note dark wing tips

© Kyle Kittelberger- yellow male

© Kyle Kittelberger- female

© Kyle Kittelberger- female; note wing band
Taxonomy
Family: CicadellidaeSubfamily: TyphlocybinaeTribe: Alebrini
Taxonomic Author: DeLong, 1918
Identification
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Description: A fairly distinctive species with a bold, sexually dimorphic color pattern. Males are a pale yellowish-white color with smoky, dark brown apical cells at the tip of the wings. Females are a bright yellow with a thick brown band across the base of the wings; this band, together with the brown apical wing cells, gives the females a double-banded appearance. This species has a relatively flat, narrow but wide head which is similar in width to the pronotum. Adult males are around 3.5 mm long, while females are 3.7-3.9 mm. (Hamilton, 1995)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern and central North America; not a very common species (3I)
Abundance: Recorded from a few counties in the Piedmont and mountains; likely fairly uncommon in the state.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest, open habitat.
Plant Associates: Probably Carya ovata (Hamilton, 1995)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Alebra bicincta No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: came to lights, extremely small. - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: attracted at night with a light; male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: attracted at night with a light; male