Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Cyrtolobus gramatanus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Tribe: Smiliini
Taxonomic Author: Woodruff, 1924

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Brownish in coloration with pale, whitish transverse bands; these bands are sometimes broken up, as in the case of the female. The tips of the wings have a blackish smudge and the legs are pale, yellowish in color. The front of the pronotum can be mottled in appearance.

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: Primarily a midwestern species that is perhaps gradually expanding into the eastern United States; two recent eastern records, this one from NC and one from TN.

Abundance: One record, from the upper Piedmont.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest

Plant Associates: Has been recorded on Quercus bicolor; probably found on other oaks.

Behavior: To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM) .

Comment: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus gramatanus No Common Name 7
	Photo by: Kelli Ashby Durham Co. Comment: In the garden on immature oak	Photo by: Kelli Ashby Durham Co. Comment: In the garden on immature oak
	Photo by: Kelli Ashby Durham Co. Comment: In the garden on immature oak	Photo by: Matt Wallace Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Matt Wallace Out Of State Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: M. Rothschild: "I believe this might be a male Cyrtolobus gramatanus. It is primarily a midwestern species but I think it does get into western TN. I've collected it fairly extensively in AR, IL, IN, MO, and OH over the last few years."
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: M. Rothschild: "I believe this might be a male Cyrtolobus gramatanus. It is primarily a midwestern species but I think it does get into western TN. I've collected it fairly extensively in AR, IL, IN, MO, and OH over the last few years."

Cyrtolobus gramatanus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus gramatanus No Common Name 7