Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DERBIDAE Members:	NC Records
Shellenius schellenbergii - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DERBIDAE

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A pale orange-brown species with an orange face and white vertex. The base of the wings are a bronzy-orange, the the anterior half of the wings a darker brown with bold red wing venation. The commissure of the wings is white, forming a continuous white band that extends onto the middle of the pronotum to the white vertex. The legs are pale. For a few more images of this species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: An infrequently encountered species, previously unknown from North Carolina; it has been primarily found in scattered states across eastern and central North America, but also as far west as Arizona.

Abundance: Rare, a few recent records from the mountains and Piedmont.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Shrubby areas, forest edge

Plant Associates: Acer, American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), Sabal palmetto, Fraxinus (UDEL); has also been found [at least resting] on Common Milkweed (Ascleipius syriaca).

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: One of two members of Shellenius that occur in the United States; the other species, S. ballii, was also recently found to occur in North Carolina. Its coloration and pattern are strikingly different.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Shellenius schellenbergii No Common Name
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Shellenius schellenbergii - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Shellenius schellenbergii No Common Name