Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Telamona projecta - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE

Subfamily: Smiliinae

Tribe: Telamonini

Synonym: Helonica excelsa, Telamona magniloba, Telamona cucullata

Taxonomic Author: (Butler, 1877)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: An unmistakable species with a distinctive pronotal crest that strongly angles forward, almost resembling a reversed fish fin. The pronotal color is grayish-brown to dark brown with some pale mottling. (Wallace, 2015)

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern and central North America

Abundance: Recorded several times in the Piedmont and mountains, uncommon; likely more present and just infrequently encountered.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest where Quercus (oak) is present.

Plant Associates: Nymphs have been found on Quercus alba (white oak) and Q. velutina (black oak), and adults have been found on Q. laurifolia (laurel oak), Q. palustris (pin oak), Q. stellata (post oak), and Vitis vinifera (wine or wild grape) (Wallace 2014).

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona projecta No Common Name
	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.
	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.
	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.
	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.
	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.
	Photo by: Scott R Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Reared to adulthood on host plant, other stages will be posted in separate records.	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: quite the little hopper!
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: quite the little hopper!	Photo by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment:

Telamona projecta - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona projecta No Common Name