Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Erythridula fumida - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Gillette, 1898)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: This species has a pale yellowish-white body with a red, orange, or brown color pattern. This species is banded, with two noticeable transverse bands across the wings, ranging from being somewhat opaque to uniformly dark and covering most of the wings in a somewhat 'fused' color pattern (the latter resembling some individuals of Erythroneura bistrata). The vertex midline is pale, and the face lacks black spots, with the anteclypeus pale and concolorous with the rest of the face. The pronotum is either dark with pale lateral margins or pale with dark longitudinal stripes (typical of the genus). The mesonotum is completely dark, and the apex is concolorous with the rest of the mesonotum. The underside of the thorax is entirely dark, and the abdomen is dark dorsally. The forewings lack a dark spot on the costal margin or in the apical cells. Adults are 2.7 to 2.9 mm long. (INHS) For more pics of the species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Eastern to central United States and southeastern Canada (3I); now known to occur in the Southeastern United States, per the records depicted on this site.

Abundance: Recorded recently from a single county in the mountains; likely more abundant in this region in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates: Tilia americana (3I)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This is one of the more distinctive and easier to identify members of this genus.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Erythridula fumida No Common Name
	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: another E. fumida as requested	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: another E. fumida as requested
	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: E. fumida requested, i went ahead & included both on same date as all on same evening. there were several around at the same time that looked similar, but hard to tell since i didn't photograph them all. i think these are 2 different individuals though photos not taken at the same time?	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: E. fumida requested, i went ahead & included both on same date as all on same evening. there were several around at the same time that looked similar, but hard to tell since i didn\'t photograph them all. i think these are 2 different individuals though photos not taken at the same time?
	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: E. fumida requested, i went ahead & included both on same date as all on same evening. there were several around at the same time that looked similar, but hard to tell since i didn\'t photograph them all. i think these are 2 different individuals though photos not taken at the same time?	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: E. fumida requested, i went ahead & included both on same date as all on same evening. there were several around at the same time that looked similar, but hard to tell since i didn\'t photograph them all. i think these are 2 different individuals though photos not taken at the same time?
	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: posting the E. fumida observation as requested	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment: posting the E. fumida observation as requested

Erythridula fumida - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Erythridula fumida No Common Name