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A species with a fairly distinctive color pattern. Adults typically have reddish-orange or brown wing and body markings, though this can sometimes be a yellow color (the colors themselves are a result of the age of the hopper, with mature individuals being darker, redder in color). The key characteristic is the dark, almost black scutellum; this dark color often times extends onto the pronotum. Some individuals have a dark reddish-brown color pronotum that is still noticeably dark compared to the rest of the body; other individuals lack the dark color completely. The top of the head has two orange-red parallel submedial lines, often with a lateral branch (resulting in a circular pale spot to either side of the lines); the midline is pale. In individuals with a non-dark pronotum, there is a Y, V, or M-shaped mark; this mark is dark red, with yellowish-orange patches. The face and underside of the thorax are pale. The wing markings are not connected to one another. Adults are 2.7- 3.1 mm long. (3I)
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This species has several color varieties, one of which is known as 'insolita.' Individuals that lack any dark coloration on the scutellum and pronotum likely cannot be identified with analyzing a male specimen.
Dark individuals of this species could be confused with dark E. nigriventer. Nigriventer has a paler, less uniformly dark scutellum and pronotum, whereas [dark] individuals of ardens tend to have a uniformly blackish-brown scutellum that extends onto the pronotum. See ardens and nigriventer for comparison of specimens. |
Species Photo Gallery for Eratoneura ardens No Common Name |
![](photos_records/2013/tnEratoneura_ardens1375933085.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat | ![](photos_records/2013/tnEratoneura_ardens1383996542.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted To light. Warm evening, in low 50s degrees |
![](photos_records/2013/tnEratoneura_ardens1383996561.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted To light. Warm evening, in low 50s degrees | ![](photos_records/2015/tnEratoneura_ardens1435263280.JPG) | Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light; younger adult |
![](photos_records/2015/tnEratoneura_ardens1435264301.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat | ![](photos_records/2015/tnEratoneura_ardens1435264418.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat |
![](photos_records/2014/tnEratoneura_ardens1400222532.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat | ![](photos_records/2017/11/tnEratoneura_ardens1510681765_0.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.7mm |
![](photos_records/2015/04/tnEratoneura_ardens1517630939.jpg) | Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI | ![](photos_records/2018/tnEratoneura_ardens1539802976.jpg) | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2019/08/tnEratoneura_ardens1565697719_0.JPG) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Yard near woods. | ![](photos_records/2019/08/tnEratoneura_ardens1565697719_1.JPG) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Yard near woods. |
![](photos_records/2020/04/tnEratoneura_ardens1585937308_0.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.5 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band | ![](photos_records/2020/04/tnEratoneura_ardens1585937308_1.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.5 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band |
![](photos_records/2020/04/tnEratoneura_ardens1585937308_2.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.5 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band | ![](photos_records/2020/04/tnEratoneura_ardens1586377317.JPG) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |
![](photos_records/2020/04/tnEratoneura_ardens1586377253.JPG) | Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. | ![](photos_records/2023/05/tnEratoneura_ardens1683222383_0.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2 mm, dead, stuck on a tree band on oak |
![](photos_records/2023/05/tnEratoneura_ardens1683222383_1.jpg) | Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2 mm, dead, stuck on a tree band on oak |