Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

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

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: North America

Abundance: Found throughout the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest and forest edge.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Eutettix is probably one of the most challenging leafhopper genera to distinguish individuals to species based on photographs. E. pictus is fairly distinct, as are some individuals of E. luridus that have a bold pattern. However, individuals that resemble luridus but with a redder, less bold pattern could represent other species. Eutettix is a genus in dire need of a revision, with the last one occurring in the 1940s. Only a handful of species are known well enough, while many species closely resemble others and therefore cannot be identified without a male being dissected. On top of that, there appears to be at least one undescribed member of this genus in our region and possibly others.

Due to these challenges within identifying some members of this genus without a male specimen that is dissected, and the fact that this genus is in dire need of a taxonomic revision, this page will serve as an umbrella for unidentified Eutettix.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Eutettix unidentified species - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix unidentified species No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix unidentified species No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: Found on porch railing near cultivated basil, mint, and thyme	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: Found on porch railing near cultivated basil, mint, and thyme
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: Found on porch railing near cultivated basil, mint, and thyme	Photo by: Robert Deans Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.6 mm, alive, loosely stuck on a tree band with Tanglefoot	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.1 mm male, trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.1 mm male, trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.1 mm male, trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male, photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected on sappy tree bands that the city puts up to "protect" trees from Fall Cankerworms
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male, photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected on sappy tree bands that the city puts up to \"protect\" trees from Fall Cankerworms	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm and 5.1 mm males, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm and 5.1 mm males, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Scotland Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Scotland Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: female, I measured 5.5 mm, but not in good condition, one of several E. luridus I've been finding throughout Charlotte stuck in Tanglefoot on tree bands	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: caught sweeping
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: caught sweeping	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: caught sweeping
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band, still alive	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv lights
	Photo by: Wake Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17551641