Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Bandara unidentified species - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Athysanini

Subgenus: Bandara

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
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.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Eastern United States

Abundance:

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in open woodlands, near mixed hardwood forest, grassy areas.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: The various species within this genus are extremely similar to one another color and pattern wise. In order to identify to species level, images of the underside showing the pregenital sternite or subgenital plates are necessary. Otherwise, dissection is needed. This page will serve as an umbrella for all individuals that cannot be identified to species level.

Status: Native

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	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin Henderson Co. Comment: On UV light sheet in morning	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping; tentative ID
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping; tentative ID	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping; tentative ID
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper

Bandara unidentified species - No Common Name

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