Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Ribautiana unidentified species - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Typhlocybinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: Yellowish overall, with a pale yellowish-white head, pronotum, and scutellum (which might have darker lateral triangles). The wings are largely yellow from the base to the apical crossveins. There is a row of dark brown to black smudgy marks in the apices of the inner basal cells, anterior to the crossveins; these marks form a dotted crossband that obliquely angles towards the costal margin (following the apices of the cells). There are a couple spots midway along the inner margin of the third apical cell (the uppermost one). There is also a spot along the costal margin, at the base of the crossvein between the bottom two apical cells; this extra dot along the costal margin is characteristic of Ribautiana and helps separate this species from similar species in Ossiannilssonola. The abdomen is yellow ventrally. Adults are around 3.25 mm long. (Christian, 1953)

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

Abundance: 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 forest.

Plant Associates: See respective species links below.

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: There are a number of native species of Ribautiana that more or less look the same, with yellow wings and two sets of black spots at the wing tips. These native species are: foliosa, multispinosa, parapiscator, piscator, and unca (BG). These species can only reliably be identified to species level by dissecting specimens. Therefore, photographed individuals can only be placed at genus level.

Additionally, there are a couple species of Ribautiana that have been introduced in North America that might range as far south as North Carolina. These species are cruciata and tenerrima (BG). The latter species can probably be separated from the rest of these Ribautiana by its wing coloration: wings tend to be pale with broad yellow longitudinal stripes.

Status: Native

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Ribautiana unidentified species - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Ribautiana unidentified species No Common Name