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Bandara curvata - No Common Name

Bandara curvata
© Kyle Kittelberger- male, side view		Bandara curvata
© Kyle Kittelberger- female, top view		Bandara curvata
© Rob Van Epps- female; note shape of pregenital
sternite
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: AthysaniniSubgenus: Bandara
Taxonomic Author: (Knull, 1946)
Identification
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Description: Adults are orange yellow with six black dashes above the margin of the vertex and an interrupted line beneath. The posterior margin of the vertex, three stripes on the pronotum, two spots on the scutellum and numerous oval spots on the wings are white. The female pregenital sternite is rounded on lateral angles; the posterior margin is slightly emarginate, with a pair of short teeth in the middle that have divergent apexes. The male plates are tapered to blunt rounded apexes, appearing triangular together. Adults are 4.5-5.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: 3I.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern United States
Abundance: Recorded from a few counties in the Piedmont and mountains; probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in open woodlands, near mixed hardwood forest, grassy areas
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: This species is extremely similar in both general appearance and color pattern to B. johnsoni and B. parallela. A clear, detailed view of the underside is needed to distinguish between species in this genus.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Bandara curvata No Common Name 9

Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
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Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Weedy power line near hardwoods. Photo by K. Kittelberger		Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Weedy power line near hardwoods. Photo by K. Kittelberger
Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Weedy power line near hardwoods. Photo by K. Kittelberger		Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Weedy power line near hardwoods.
Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Weedy power line near hardwoods.		Bandara curvataPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Weedy power line near hardwoods.
Bandara curvataPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen