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Dikraneura angustata - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- note slender body
© Kyle Kittelberger- note reddish stripes
© John Rosenfeld- paler individual
© John Rosenfeld- female; note pregenital
sternite
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: Typhlocybinae
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A yellowish to yellowish-green species with a pointed, acute head and long, slender body. The vertex, pronotum, and scutellum are yellowish, with two prominent reddish-orange stripes across the vertex and pronotum; in some individuals, these stripes are yellowish. The wings are bluish-green, a result of the dark color of the abdomen. The face and underside of the body are a dull yellow color. The male subgenital plates are broad at the base, somewhat triangular in shape and tapering into thin, upturned divergent apices. The female pregenital sternite is slightly shorter than it is wide, being rectangular in shape with the central posterior margin embrowned; the posterior margin is also slightly concavely rounded on the sides. Adults are 3.0-3.25 mm long. (Ball & DeLong, 1925)

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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 and central North America (3I)
Abundance: Recorded from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain where it can be locally common; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy, brushy, field-type habitats; lawns included
Plant Associates: Grasses?
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: NOTE: This species has been confused for years with D. abnormis in the eastern United States. Both species are similar to one another in appearance, with an acute head and slender body distinguishing them [and D. urbana] from other Dikraneura species, but have distinctive male and female genitalia. Ball & DeLong note that "it is probable that most of the references to abnormis from the Southern States will be found to belong to [angustata]."
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Dikraneura angustata No Common Name

Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Watauga Co.
Comment: Wooded neighborhood at high elevation.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Watauga Co.
Comment: Wooded neighborhood at high elevation. 		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172437465
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172255194		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96838019
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468360		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468360
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92620094		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78920695
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78920694		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78920694
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78611999		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78611999
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72945360		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71751172
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71751174		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841930
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841930		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841933
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841933		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841936
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64819159		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672872
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56087037		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53864491
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53113731		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52984745
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52984745		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52625383
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52625383		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092559
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092559		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092559
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092509		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49981061
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49267825		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49267761
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47920837		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47920837
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44923783		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44923783
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44923783		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253691
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253691		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253691
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253690		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253690
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43962919		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42417833
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38332470
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38332470		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38332471
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37414153		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37414153
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35900541		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35900541
Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment:
Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
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Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.3mm, collected in grassy pasture - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.3mm, collected in grassy pasture - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy lawn, on a warm day
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy lawn, on a warm day		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy lawn, on a warm day
Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Burke Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping