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Pintalia vibex Kramer, 1983 - No Common Name     CIXIIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Ken Childs
© Brian Bockhahn
© Kyle Kittelberger- note band color
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description A dark species, with dark brown to blackish wings with some paler cream spots. There is a pale midline/stripe that begins on the head and extends across the thorax down the inner margins of the wings. The part of the stripe that crosses the thorax is typically reddish in color. There are several dark spots along the costal margin of each wing. The ground color of the head and thorax is dark tawny. The face is a dark brown-reddish color with pale outer margins. Adult males are 5.8-7.2 mm long while females are 6.8-7.8 mm. (Kramer, 1983)
distribution Eastern and central United States (UDEL)
abundance Common to uncommon, recorded throughout the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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habitat Has been found in mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments The pale stripe does not sharply contrast with the margins compared to P. delicata, which has a bold white stripe.
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 Pintaliini
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Species Photo Gallery for Pintalia vibex No Common Name

Photo by: T. DeSantis
Camden Co.
Comment: DISW		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Brian Bockhahn
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell
Durham Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light
Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: Attracted to white CFL porch light in semi-wooded neighborhood.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Photo by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: At moth sheet		Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods. 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
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