Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Macrosteles superior - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Macrostelini
Taxonomic Author: Kwon & Kwon, 2022

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A pale yellow to yellowish-green species. The vertex spot pattern is isolated and sometimes partly reduced. The face has the dark transverse bands [typical of other similar species] reduced. The male subgenital plates taper to produced apices and have 7 macrostetae along the lateral margins. Males are 3.6-3.9 mm long, females are 3.7-4.1 mm. (Kwon & Kwon, 2022)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Rare, this species has only been collected twice, in North Carolina (where it was described from) and Massachusetts. (Kwon & Kwon, 2022)

Abundance: Rare, known from a single collecting date from a single county in the mountains; likely under-collected.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates: ?

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Macrosteles superior - No Common Name