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A large species, with males being 12 mm long while females are 14 mm (BG). Adults have colorful, patterned wings with a pinkish tinge to them. The wing venation is intricate and dense, and there are pale to clear cells near the apex of the wings and along the wing margin; there sometimes is a white diagonal streak on each wing, near the base, with a black border on one side. The hind wings have a black tip and bright red base; see here. The top of the head is short and flat, slightly pointed. The head (vertex) and face are pale, yellowish in color; sometimes the thorax is also yellow. |
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Eastern and Central United States, south to Honduras and possibly Costa Rica (UDEL) |
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Uncommonly encountered, a handful of records from the Coastal Plain and eastern Piedmont; possibly more abundant in the state, especially near the coast. |
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Has been found in grassy, brushy habitat. |
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Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass, Poaceae), Muhlenbergia reverchonii (seep muhly), Piptochaetium avenaceum (blackseed speargrass); Pinus sp. (pine, Pinaceae) (UDEL) |
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See here for a couple more images of this species, as well as more information on the genus. Members of this genus can be difficult to identify and therefore an ID may not be possible for some individuals. |
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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 Cyrpoptus belfragei No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat |  | Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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 | Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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 | Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
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 | Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
Comment: MEMI |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. |
 | Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light. |  | Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light. |
 | Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light. |
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