Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Chlorotettix capensis - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (Sanders & DeLong, 1922)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A yellowish species with an orange ring around the ocellus; the forewings are yellowish subhyaline. The eye color is either yellow or red. The crown is angularly produced, with the median length slightly longer than the length next to the eye. The male subgenital plates are broadly rounded apically, not reaching the apex of the pygofer. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin with a broad excavation- the median of the excavation has a deep V-shaped notch, bordered with brown; the lateral angles are rounded. Adult males are 5.3-5.9 mm long, females are 5.7-6.3 mm. (Cwikla 1988)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Southeastern United States- previously only known from Florida and Georgia, now known to occur as far north as North Carolina.

Abundance: Recently recorded from a couple counties in the Sandhills, likely under collected and more abundant in the Coastal Plain. Reported to occur in Florida from June through February (Cwikla 1988).

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in regenerated farmland.

Plant Associates: Maiden cane (Panicum hemitomum; Cwikla 1988)

Behavior:

Comment: This species resembles Chlorotettix tunicatus and C. floridanus but can be separated by the genitalia (Cwikla 1988).

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix capensis No Common Name
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: male, 7.0 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: male, 7.0 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: male, 7.0 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: male, 7.0 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: male, 7.0 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: male; regenerated farmland
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: male; regenerated farmland	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: male; regenerated farmland
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: male; regenerated farmland	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: male; regenerated farmland
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment: male; regenerated farmland	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male

Chlorotettix capensis - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix capensis No Common Name