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Gyponana tenella - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: IassinaeTribe: GyponiniSubgenus: Gyponana
Taxonomic Author: (Spångberg, 1878)
Identification
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Description: A small, pale green species, with orange longitudinal bands on the crown, pronotum, and scutellum. The veins of the forewings are inconspicuous, and there is a lack of apical reticulations. The female pregenital sternite is broadly, concavely rounded on the posterior margin. Males are 7 to 8 mm long, while females are 8 mm. (DeLong, 1942)

For images of a specimen and diagrams of the species, see: 3I.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: At least the Southeastern United States, from Virginia to Florida. Records from other states, especially more northern records, are questionable. A seemingly rare species.
Abundance: Known from at least the Sandhills area; rare.
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Comment: Photographs of Gyponana germari, introduced from Mexico and spreading throughout Florida, were previously misidentified as G. tenella: BG.
Status: Native
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