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Bandara parallela - No Common Name

Bandara parallela
© Kyle Kittelberger- male		Bandara parallela
© Kyle Kittelberger- male		Bandara parallela
© Kyle Kittelberger- male		Bandara parallela
© Joel Kits- note pregenital sternite shape
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: AthysaniniSubgenus: Bandara
Taxonomic Author: Knull, 1946
Identification
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Description: Adults are orange yellow (though typically a darker orange than other members of the genus) with six black dashes above the margin of the vertex and an interrupted line beneath. The posterior margin of the vertex, three stripes on the pronotum, two spots on the scutellum and numerous oval spots on the wings are white. The female pregenital sternite is rounded on lobelike lateral angles; the posterior margin is broadly, deeply emarginate with a broad, short, notched spatulate process at the apex. The male subgenital plates are long and convexly rounded to blunt apices; the lateral margins of each plate are slightly concave. Adults are 4.2-5.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: 3I.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern United States
Abundance: Recent records from the Piedmont; likely under collected and more abundant in the state.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in open woodlands, near mixed hardwood forest, grassy areas
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: This species is extremely similar in both general appearance and color pattern to B. johnsoni and B. curvata. A clear, detailed view of the underside is needed to distinguish between species in this genus.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Bandara parallela No Common Name 7

Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: attracted at night with a light		Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: attracted at night with a light
Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: attracted at night with a light		Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest; male and female (just the underside view) ID det. by J. Kits
Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest		Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest
Bandara parallelaPhoto by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest