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Excultanus excultus Uhler 1877 - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view
© Margarita Lankford- nymph
synonym Texananus excultus
description A distinctive species with a yellowish body (head and pronotum) and dark wings that have 3 small white discs along the wing edges where the wings meet on the back (BG). The head is also narrower than the thorax (visible from above), with the vertex about 1/4 longer in the middle than next to the eyes. The wings have a dark checkered appearance to them; the outer rear edge of the wings has small white dots along a black border. The underside of the body and back is dark, contrasting with the pale body. The female pregenital sternite is broadly excavated about 2/3 of the way to the anterior margin; the sides of the sloping lateral margins are slightly produced and rounded. The male plates are broad and triangular, with the apexes bluntly pointed. Adults are 6.0-6.5 mm long. (DeLong & Hershberger 1949)

Nymphs are a brownish to grayish-brown color, with scattered white markings and some reddish coloration on the undersides of the abdominal segments. For a nice set of images of 4th and 5th instar nymphs of this species, see: BG.

For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: 3I.

distribution Eastern and central United States, into the Southwest
abundance Uncommon to common across the state.
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habitat Has been recorded in grassy, field-type habitats, as well as in open, mixed hardwood, and pine forests.
plant associates
behavior Can be attracted at night with a black light
comments This species is very similar visually to Texananus superbus, but is typically darker; the genitalia is also distinctive and different between the two, particularly for males.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
list_type [Official:] [Provisional:]
adult_id Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens
Identifiable from photos showing undersides, or other specialized views [e.g., legs, face]
Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis NULL
nymph_id Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants
Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis
Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood NULL
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tribe Phlepsiini
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Species Photo Gallery for Excultanus excultus No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin
Halifax Co.
Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat near lake edge
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat near lake edge		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Light		Photo by: R Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: moth lights
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Open area near woods. Attracted to black light.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Open area near woods. Attracted to black light.
Photo by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: Attracted to white CFL porch light in semi-wooded residential neighborhood.		Photo by: R Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment:
Photo by: FKW
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI		Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv light
Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv light		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 6.9 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 6.9 mm		Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: UV light
Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28583374
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28583374		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28583374
Photo by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: Observed at moth sheet		Photo by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: at moth sheet
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51088688		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51088688
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446157		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446157
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446157		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782700
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782700		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782700
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782705		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782705
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58022520		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58279295 - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58279296 - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58376983
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58376983		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58905044
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58905044		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58905044
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59173654		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59173654
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62430809		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62430809
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65294147		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59473285
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59156651		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59156651
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91799625		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93319228
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93319228		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93319228
Photo by: John Petranka
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Photo by: John Petranka
Bladen Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV LED light
Photo by: Hunter Phillips
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Photo by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
Comment: FOMA		Photo by: Erin Price-Erwin
Guilford Co.
Comment:
Photo by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
Comment: FOMA		Photo by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner
Scotland Co.
Comment: