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Erasmoneura rubricata - No Common Name

Erasmoneura rubricata
© Amanda Auxier- note red wings and pronotum		Erasmoneura rubricata
© Amanda Auxier
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: TyphlocybinaeTribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1909)
Identification
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Description: A species that ranges from reddish with red wings and pronotum contrasting with a yellowish vertex, to largely uniform yellow overall. The underside of the body is entirely pale. Adults are 2.6-3 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)

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Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Central and southeastern United States, mostly around Florida but as for north as southern Illinois and as far west as Arkansas (3I)
Abundance: Rare, a single record from the Coastal Plain.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates: Ascyrum hypericoides, Hypericum densiflorum, H. aspalathoides, H. prolificum (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night to a light.
Comment:
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Erasmoneura rubricata No Common Name

Erasmoneura rubricataPhoto by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Erasmoneura rubricataPhoto by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: state record
Erasmoneura rubricataPhoto by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: state record		Erasmoneura rubricataPhoto by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: state record