Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Erythroneura vitis (Harris, 1831) - Grapevine Leafhopper CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A very distinctive species that can strongly vary in coloration and pattern. It has a color pattern that can be a combination of red, green, or dark brown. The pronotum, mesonotum, and top of the head are largely dark reddish-brown, with this color extending onto the bases of the wings. The wings have two white wing bands surrounding a 'saddle' that is concolourous with the thorax. The wing pattern itself varies in shape, corresponding with three variations for this species. The nominate form has broad white bands, with the upper band having the outline of three circular shapes that are connected to one another; this form has red lines near the base of the lower white band. Form 'corona', the form most often encountered, has much thinner white bands that are outlined and often broken by red; the saddle in 'corona' is the largest of the three forms. Form 'flava' resembles the first form, but the white bands are much broader and therefore the median saddle is smaller. The face is pale, as is most of the underside of the thorax except for the mesosternum, which is dark. Adults are 2.8-3.1 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)

Nymphs have a saddled appearance, ranging in color from orange to dark reddish-brown as the nymph ages.

For more images of this species and the various forms, see: BL.

distribution

A common and widespread species found throughout eastern and central United States and to the Southwest; also found in southern Canada (3I)

abundance

Found across the state, with a majority of records in the Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain where it is locally common; probably more abundant in the right habitat.

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

Vitis riparia, other Vitis spp. (3I)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

This species pierces leaf cells to extract the contents, which can cause odd shapes and discoloured areas on the leaf (BG).

comments

This species could be most confused with form 'stricta' of E. bistrata (this form was actually considered a form of E. vitis for a while). However, note that in bistrata, there are noticeably pointed posterior margins of the median red band, whereas in vitis the bands lack this characteristic. ore importantly though, the apex of the scutellum is dark in vitis, concolorous with the rest of the mesonotum; in bistrata, the apex of the scutellum is whitish, contrasting sharply with the rest of the dark mesonotum. For example, this inidividual of vitis looks just like var. 'stricta' of bistrata, but has a dark apex of the scutellum. In some cases, an ID may not be possible.

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

Erythroneurini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura vitis Grapevine Leafhopper
	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, 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; some reddish individuals
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; a greener individual	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: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Hardwood forest, attracted to black light.	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: on moth sheet
	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: I’ve light	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods.	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52182224 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52182224 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment: semi wooded residential neighborhood
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light.	Photo by: Simpson Eason Wake Co. Comment:

Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura vitis Grapevine Leafhopper