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Liburniella ornata (StÃ¥l, 1862) - Ornate Planthopper     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- macropter, common form
© Kyle Kittelberger- brachypter, side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- brachypter, top view
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph
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description Highly distinctive, there is no other species that looks like this. The wings have an ornate color pattern of black, white/gray, and orange, and the body itself is colored like the wings. The top of the head and thorax are orange with a bold white line down the middle, extending onto the frons (face) which is dark with light carinae (ridges). The non-flattened antennae are pale with a dark ring at the juncture of the two antennal segments. Nymphs are pale with two bold black bands down the sides; there are white spots speckled on the part of the dark band on the frons.
distribution Eastern and central United States and Canada, plus California; also Bermuda and British Columbia (UDEL)
abundance Extremely common across the state.
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habitat Grassy and brushy habitat, as well as near forests
plant associates Reported from the sedge Rhynchospora globularis, but probably polyphagous on sedges and maybe grasses (UDEL)
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments Brachypterous (short-winged) adults are uncommon in this species. (UDEL)
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 Delphacini
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Species Photo Gallery for Liburniella ornata Ornate Planthopper

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, 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: grassy, field-type habitat		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Male, Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Surry Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near forest edge; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Surry Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near forest edge; female
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy vegetation surrounded by forest; nymphs present		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy vegetation surrounded by forest; nymphs present
Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
Burke Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz NYMPHS, There were many adults in the area		Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
Burke Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz NYMPHS, There were many adults in the area
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet		Photo by: Paul Scharf, K.Kittelberger
Rockingham Co.
Comment: Female. Caught sweeping and released
Photo by: Paul Scharf, K.Kittelberger
Rockingham Co.
Comment: Female. Caught sweeping and released		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Weedy/grassy open area. Caught sweeping.
Photo by: T. DeSantis
Durham Co.
Comment: ENRI		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm, sweep of bushes along athletic field edge, primarily Groundsel Bush
Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI		Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv light
Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv light		Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: UV light
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209182		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209182
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31491223		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31491223
Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31636949
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33044008		Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33501690		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34940763rnrnAttracted to UV light
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: came to UV light in wooded residential neighborhood		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42713165
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42713165		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44640955
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44886462		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51144623
Photo by: Hunter Phillips
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52528507
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52528507		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53864503
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54451492		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54451483
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446146		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672863
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59507738		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61815290
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63168988		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63168988
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63168988		Photo by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
Photo by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey rnrnbrachypter		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111146427
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119270463		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Grassy field.
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: beating low vegetation on the wooded margin of an athletic field
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Avery Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping.		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4 mm female 		Photo by: K. Bischof
Transylvania Co.
Comment: GORG
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field. 		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Wake Co.
Comment: attracted to light - unid_planthopper
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal
Henderson Co.
Comment: On UV light sheet		Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner
Scotland Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet