Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Colladonus clitellarius (Say, 1830) - Saddled Leafhopper CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

Saddleback Leafhopper

description

A distinctive, boldly marked leafhopper. It has brown to black wings with a large yellow "saddle" on the middle of the back. Some individuals are a bit paler, with the dark pattern lighter or reddish. The scutellum is concolorous with the wings, and there is a broad yellow transverse band on the pronotum followed by a dark band on the base of the thorax and part of the head. Two small black dots are located on the edge of the head. The underside of the abdomen and thorax are yellow. Adults are 5.0-6.0 mm long.

Nymphs are a mottled brownish color, with pale blotches.

For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

distribution

Eastern North America

abundance

Uncommon to common, recorded widely across the state.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Has been found in mixed hardwood forest and forest edge.

plant associates

Often feeds on willows, though will forage on many other plants as well, such as Gleditsia triacanthos (honey locust), Platanus sp., Triticum sp., Polygonum perfoliatum (mile a minute vine), and vitis sp. (DL).

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This species is a vector of eastern X-disease virus of peach (NMW).

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

G_rank

S_rank

rank_comments

tribe

Athysanini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Colladonus clitellarius Saddled Leafhopper
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Ashe Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	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 Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to black light.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light	Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. Brush in shaded path in woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. Brush in shaded path in woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. Brush in shaded path in woods.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.7 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment:	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: tentatively det. Joel Kitsrnrnfrom Massachusetts
	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: tentatively det. Joel Kitsrnrnfrom Massachusetts	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG	Photo by: Mark Basinger Davie Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Mark Basinger Davie Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping at edge of upland woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping at edge of upland woods.
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light sheet	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: On uv light sheet

Species Photo Gallery for Colladonus clitellarius Saddled Leafhopper