Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Telamona compacta - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Tribe: Telamonini
Taxonomic Author: Ball, 1903

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: The pronotum is a shiny, glossy reddish-brown color in females (darkening to blackish/black in males), frequently irregularly mottled with white spots; these white markings are emphasized around the base and posterior face of the crest, and along the pale band transversing the pronotum posterior to the crest. The pronotum is low with a short, blunt apex as seen from above. The crest is low and quadrangular, longer than high and set well back, and it is thick and inflated on the anterior and posterior sides. Males have lower crests than the females. Adult females are 7.5 mm long with a width of 4 mm and a height of 4 mm. (Kopp & Yonke, 1974) 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: Uncommon, found in the eastern United States and Canada, as far west as Colorado (Deitz & Wallace, 2012)

Abundance: Rare, a couple recent records from the mountains.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Woodlands, where oak occurs

Plant Associates: White oak (Quercus alba), scrub oak (Q. ilicifolia), bur oak (Q. macrocarpa), pin oak (Q. palustris), northern red oak (Q. rubra), black oak (Q. velutina)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona compacta No Common Name
	Photo by: Melinda Fawver Haywood Co. Comment: Found on low vegetation on the ground below trees.	Photo by: Melinda Fawver Haywood Co. Comment: Found on low vegetation on the ground below trees.
	Photo by: Melinda Fawver Haywood Co. Comment: Found on low vegetation on the ground below trees.	Photo by: Melinda Fawver Haywood Co. Comment: Found on low vegetation on the ground below trees.
	Photo by: Melinda Fawver Haywood Co. Comment: Found on low vegetation on the ground below trees.	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: State record
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: State record

Telamona compacta - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona compacta No Common Name