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Polyamia apicata - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view
© Paul Scharf- nymph
© Rob Van Epps
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description A small but distinctive species, with adult males 2.5-2.7 mm long and females 2.6-3.1 mm (Sinada 1994). It has a yellow head, yellowish pronotum, and dark brown wings with ivory-colored wing tips. The underside of the body is pale, and the wing venation is whitish. The male genital plates are broad at the bases, concavely rounding to narrow tips. (DeLong 1948) Nymphs resemble the adults (depending on the stage), having a yellowish head and pale wing pads (when developed). Nymphs also have a yellowish tip to the abdomen and show small, white dots on much of the abdomen. (BG)
distribution Eastern North America
abundance Recorded in a handful of counties across the state, probably more abundant and widespread in the right habitat.
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habitat Grassy areas, fields
plant associates Panicum villosissimum, probably other members in this genus (DeLong 1948)
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
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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 Polyamia apicata No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat
Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Vance Co.
Comment: NYMPH, Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf,Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockham
Wake Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger
Vance Co.
Comment: NYMPH, Caught sweeping		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Washington Co.
Comment: Open forest habitat; next to P. continuus
Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv lights. Very tiny - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52956808
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56473065		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field. 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field.