Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CIXIIDAE Members:	NC Records
Bothriocera datuna - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CIXIIDAE	Tribe: Bothriocerini
Taxonomic Author: Kramer, 1983

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: The ground color of the head and pronotum is tawny, with the middle portion of the dorsal surface of the head varying from unmarked to slightly darkened. The face is darker with its lateral edges pale, and the pronotum and tegulae can be either slightly darkened or not; the mesonotum varies from dark yellowish brown to dark reddish brown. The forewings have a prominent dark transverse band, angled inwards towards the commissure. Adult males are 4.6-5.0 mm long, females are 4.5-5.2 mm. (Kramer, 1983) For more pics 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: Southeastern United States (UDEL), as far north as Virginia.

Abundance: Uncommon to locally common across the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, with a single record currently from the mountains.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates: Nymphs are presumed to be root feeders. (UDEL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species has mistakenly been misattributed to Bothriocera maculata in the past.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Bothriocera datuna No Common Name
	Photo by: Maurice Cullen, Todd Pusser, F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; males	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; males
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56116089
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59239992	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174568118
	Photo by: Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: Sweep net	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG
	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett '93rndet. C. Bartlett '96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett \'93rndet. C. Bartlett \'96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett \\\'93rndet. C. Bartlett \\\'96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett \\\\\\\'93rndet. C. Bartlett \\\\\\\'96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper

Bothriocera datuna - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Bothriocera datuna No Common Name