Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Stictocephala nr. stimulea - Unknown Stictocephala Species

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE

Subfamily: Smiliinae

Tribe: Ceresini

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: This species is greenish with dense pale whitish spots across the pronotum. The outer margins and apices of the suprahumeral horns, as well as the ridge of the pronotal crest, are edged in reddish-brown (white some pale speckling). The pronotum is fairly boxy overall. The legs are reddish-brown to dark brown. The rest of the body is green. At least 7-7.4 mm (female) in length.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: From southern Canada through the southeastern United States

Abundance: Uncommon to rare, scattered records across the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates:

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Stictocephala nr. stimulea Unknown Stictocephala Species 24
	Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: iNat record: 329143035	Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329143035***(c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)\| Public Positional Accuracy=20 m Elevation=924.2 feet
	Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329143035***(c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)\| Public Positional Accuracy=20 m Elevation=924.2 feet	Photo by: jfox16 Davidson Co. Comment: iNat record: 6664471
	Photo by: smbirdsnstuff Pender Co. Comment: iNat record: 82557267	Photo by: smbirdsnstuff Pender Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82557267***(c) smbirdsnstuff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)\| Public Positional Accuracy=13983 m
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 7 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 7 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 7 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 7.4 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 7.4 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 7.4 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 7.4 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 7.4 mm
	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:	Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: iNat record: 87303480
	Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87303480***(c) Scott Bolick, all rights reserved\| Public Positional Accuracy=7 m Elevation=773.7 feet	Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87303480***(c) Scott Bolick, all rights reserved\| Public Positional Accuracy=7 m Elevation=773.7 feet
	Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: iNat record: 87303513	Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87303513***(c) Scott Bolick, all rights reserved\| Public Positional Accuracy=6 m Elevation=773.5 feet
	Photo by: Matthew Goulding Guilin Cabarrus Co. Comment:	Photo by: Matthew Goulding Guilin Cabarrus Co. Comment:

Stictocephala nr. stimulea - Unknown Stictocephala Species

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