description |
A green species with dense, reticulated wing venation; the wings can have a small yellow to brown border to them. There are 2 small black dots on the thorax, between the wings. The head is pointed, a key characteristic, and the legs are bicolored, being mostly green with brownish feet. Young nymphs (the first couple instars) have a white to light brown head with brown markings and pits; the body overall is white with light brown markings. The third instar has a body more heavily marked with brown, while the 4th and 5th instars have a body mottled with white, often with black markings along the posterior border of the metanotum. The head of the 3rd through 5th instars is pointed, appearing conical in shape (contrasting with the flat head of A. bivittata); when viewed from above or the side, the head is pointed, due to the face sticking out and having an angled or triangular, rather than flat bottom. Additionally, nymphs of A. conica are supposed to have green wing buds; however, adults associated with nymphs are needed to prove this and it does not appear that all nymphs of this species have the greenish tint. Due to the difficulty of identifying Acanalonia nymphs, an ID may not be possible. See W & M for more information and illustrations of nymph instars. |
Species Photo Gallery for Acanalonia conica No Common Name |
![](photos_records/2013/tnAcanalonia_conica1377880444.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat | ![](photos_records/2015/12/tnAcanalonia_conica1449434792.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat |
![](photos_records/2013/tnAcanalonia_conica1379856252.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Spotted on plant | ![](photos_records/2013/tnAcanalonia_conica1379856275.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Spotted on plant |
![](photos_records/2014/tnAcanalonia_conica1395308907.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping | ![](photos_records/2014/tnAcanalonia_conica1407597101.JPG) | Photo by: Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: TENTATIVE ID |
![](photos_records/2014/tnAcanalonia_conica1415457312.jpg) | Photo by: S. Williams Camden Co. Comment: DISW - Kim Saunders | ![](photos_records/2014/tnAcanalonia_conica1415463128.jpg) | Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW |
![](photos_records/2015/12/tnAcanalonia_conica1449434992.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Dare Co. Comment: grassy, open forest habitat | ![](photos_records/2017/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1502937730_1.jpg) | Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper |
![](photos_records/2015/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1438552851.JPG) | Photo by: Harry Wilson Wake Co. Comment: Mixed hardwood and pine. Attracted to light. | ![](photos_records/2017/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1500641704_0.jpg) | Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: on seed cluster - unid_planthopper |
![](photos_records/2017/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1500641705_1.jpg) | Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: on seed cluster - unid_planthopper | ![](photos_records/2017/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1503367725.JPG) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Weedy/grassy open area. |
![](photos_records/2020/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1596217236_0.jpg) | Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Laying Eggs | ![](photos_records/2013/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1517240464.jpg) | Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI |
![](photos_records/2018/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1532393105_0.jpg) | Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light | ![](photos_records/2018/07/tnunid_planthopper1532397962_0.jpg) | Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Wake Co. Comment: unid_planthopper |
![](photos_records/2018/10/tnAcanalonia_conica1538931557_0.jpg) | Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light | ![](photos_records/2019/06/tnAcanalonia_conica1559916701_0.jpg) | Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1562641800_0.jpg) | Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28477238 | ![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1562871155_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through low vegetation |
![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1562871155_2.JPG) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through low vegetation | ![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1562872701.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through low vegetation |
![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1563240028_0.JPG) | Photo by: aubrey wiggins Wake Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1563240028_1.JPG) | Photo by: aubrey wiggins Wake Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2019/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1563311548_0.jpg) | Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2019/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1564846369_0.jpg) | Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2020/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1595470898_0.jpeg) | Photo by: SCOTT R BOLICK Randolph Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2020/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1598031981_0.jpeg) | Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1628731133_0.jpeg) | Photo by: J. Thomson with Ansel Buncombe Co. Comment: sweep net | ![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1630025577_0.jpeg) | Photo by: Cookie Stearns Hoke Co. Comment: It was sitting on my window in front of the AC exhaust fan. |
![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1630096244_0.JPG) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn't move even when plant was manipulated for photos. | ![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1630096244_1.JPG) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos. |
![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1630096244_2.JPG) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\\\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos. | ![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1630096245_3.JPG) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\\\\\\\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos. |
![](photos_records/2021/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1630096245_4.JPG) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: Sitting still on the plant stalk. Didn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t move even when plant was manipulated for photos. | ![](photos_records/2022/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1656898840_0.JPG) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2022/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1657126634_0.jpg) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2022/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1657126635_1.jpg) | Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2023/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1690379487_0.jpg) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. | ![](photos_records/2023/07/tnAcanalonia_conica1690379487_0.jpg) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. |
![](photos_records/2023/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1692145897_0.jpg) | Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Attracted to front porch light | ![](photos_records/2023/08/tnAcanalonia_conica1692661500_0.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Alive, stuck in goo on a tree band on Quercus phellos. |
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