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Daltonia estacadus - No Common Name


© Robert Deans- note pattern
© Ken Childs
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Deltocephalini
Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1911)
Identification
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Description: Stramineous in color with darker markings. The vertex is wider than the median length as well as the pronotum and has a yellow margin, anterior and parallel to a broad black band. The pronotum has a transverse indistinct median pale band. The venation on the wings is creamy and bold, contrasting sharply with the wing cells. The female pregenital sternite is short, with the posterior margin slightly and broadly emarginate. The male subgenital plates are triangular and broad at the base, convexly rounding in the middle and then gradually narrowing to acute tips. Adults are 2.6 to 3.5 mm long. (DeLong 1948, Blocker & Fang 1993)

For more images of this species, see: BG. For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Primarily the southern United States, though reported as far north as Michigan; mainly occurs in the Southeast and Texas, with most records from west of the Appalachians (3I)
Abundance: Rare, a single recent record from the Piedmont, likely also found in the mountains.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grasslands, meadows, other grassy areas (DeLong 1948)
Plant Associates: Grasses (DeLong 1948)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: Visually this genus recalls members of Limotettix, though it is probably closest related to Sanctanus (Blocker & Fang, 1993). The other two species in this genus are found in Texas and Mexico.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Daltonia estacadus No Common Name

Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Robert Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: Daltonia estacadus, det. Kyle Kittelberger - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Robert Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: Daltonia estacadus, det. Kyle Kittelberger - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Robert Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: State record