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Populicerus pallidus - No Common Name


Populicerus pallidus
© Solomon Hendrix
Populicerus pallidus
© Solomon Hendrix
Populicerus pallidus
© Rob Van Epps- note coloration
Populicerus pallidus
© Rob Van Epps- note lack of black venation
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: EurymelinaeTribe: IdioceriniSynonym: Idiocerus pallidus
Taxonomic Author: (Fitch, 1851)
Identification
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Description: Entirely green, or with the tegmina either entirely smoky or marked with infumose dashes near the tips (Hamilton, 1980). The vertex and face are unicolorous yellow yellow orange, and the male antennal disk is black. The vertex is evenly rounded. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin rounded with a produced median. The male subgenital plates are long, thin, and nearly the same width to the apex. Adult males are 6.0-6.4 mm long, while females are 6.6-7.0 mm; the width of the male head is 2.0-2.1 mm, while it is 2.1-2.2 mm in females. (Freytag, 1965)

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Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Widespread across North America, transcontinental (3I)
Abundance: Uncommon to rare, a handful of records from across the state.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates: Willows (Salix spp.): Salix nigra, S. amygdaloides, S. cordata, S. bebbiana, S. discolor, S. exigua, S. humilis, S. irrorata, S. ligulifolia, S. lutea, S. petiolaris, S. purpurea, S. rigida, S. sericea, S. scouleriana; also Fraxinus spp. and Populus spp. (3I)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: In contrast with Idiocerus nervatus and other members of the nervatus-group, with which it could be confused due to some similar coloration, P. pallidus lacks the black venation of the hindwings.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Populicerus pallidus No Common Name

Populicerus pallidusPhoto by: S.V. Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female. det Joel Kits via specimen. 6.1mm in length.
Populicerus pallidusPhoto by: S.V. Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female. det Joel Kits via specimen. 6.1mm in length.
Populicerus pallidusPhoto by: S.V. Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female. det Joel Kits via specimen. 6.1mm in length.
Populicerus pallidusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Black Willow (Salex nigra).
Populicerus pallidusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Black Willow (Salex nigra).
Populicerus pallidusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Salex nigra (Black Willow).