Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Ormenoides venusta Melichar, 1902 - No Common Name FLATIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

This species is typically greenish with a brown to orange border around the edges of the wings. Some individuals though can appear bright blue. Unlike Flatormenis proxima, the wings of Ormenoides have a single crossvein on the forewings (there are 2 in Flatormenis), and the wings are rounded apically rather than being truncate. Nymphs are greenish, with a white midline extending from the base of the head to the tip of the abdomen. There are orange spots on the thorax, and 4 to 6 small black dots near the tip of the abdomen. (BG)

distribution

Eastern and central North America

abundance

A common species, recorded across the state with a majority of records coming from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Recorded from a variety of habitats, including grassy habitat and mixed hardwood forest.

plant associates

Polyphagous, found on a variety of species. Reported on Digitaria sanguinalis (Poaceae, hairy crabgrass), Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae, black walnut), Quercus velutina (Fagaceae, black oak), Ulmus americana (Ulmaceae, American elm), Ulmus rubra (slippery elm), Maclura pomifera (Moraceae, osage orange), Morus rubra (Moraceae, red mulberry), Rumex obtusifolius (bitter dock, Polygonaceae), Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed, Phytolaccaceae), Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree, Magnoliaceae), Asimina triloba (Annonaceae, pawpaw), Sassafras albidum (Lauraceae, sassafras), Liquidambar styraciflua (Hamamelidaceae, sweetgum), Platanus occidentalis (Platanaceae, American sycamore), Geum canadense (white avens, Rosaceae), Prunus serotina (Rosaceae, black cherry), Rosa multiflora (rosaceae, multiflora rose), etc. (UDEL)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This species has little economic importance, doing little damage to crops.

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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Species Photo Gallery for Ormenoides venusta No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Rockingham Co. Comment: open forest habitat near pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat. One interesting blue individual	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; nymph	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn Surry Co. Comment: Caught sweeeping
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Grassy open area.	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI
	Photo by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: T. DeSantis Washington Co. Comment: PETT
	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: j.wyche Gates Co. Comment: MEMI
	Photo by: Hunter Phillips, Cathy Songer Wayne Co. Comment: unid_ - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 8.8 mm female, sweep through low vegetation in wet retention area
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 8.8 mm female, sweep through low vegetation in wet retention area	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 8.8 mm female, sweep through low vegetation in wet retention area
	Photo by: aubrey wiggins Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52790269	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52790269
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58048186	Photo by: Erich Hofmann and Kayla Weinfurther New Hanover Co. Comment: multiple seen, one photographed
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468362	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468362
	Photo by: Steve Hall and Carol Tingley Durham Co. Comment: One individual seen on same stem as two rnMetcalfa pruinosa	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Bladen Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223173212	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: Caught in uv moth trap
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: Caught in uv moth trap

Species Photo Gallery for Ormenoides venusta No Common Name