Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Eutettix luridus (Van Duzee, 1890) - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A typically dark to reddish brown species. This species has dark brown to reddish wings with a small white "saddle" in the middle of the tegmen near the apex of the clavus; the apical cells are sometimes clouded. The vertex and pronotum are a tan to ivory-yellow color, as is the scutellum which also has distinctive brownish lateral triangles; there are fulvous to deep reddish-brown markings on the vertex and pronotum. The frons is fulvous with lighter markings. The eyes are also red, and the face is light brown. The female pregenital sternite is roundedly produced, slightly notched on either side of a small median tooth. Adult males are 5.5 mm, females are 6.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948, Hepner, 1942)

For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

distribution

Eastern North America

abundance

Recorded from across the state where it is uncommon, 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.

plant associates

Oaks (Chandler & Hamilton 2017)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

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

Eutettix

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix luridus No Common Name
	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. Stayed on sheet into the morning
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light. Stayed on sheet into the morning	Photo by: Tony DeSantis Durham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep athletic field edge, groundsel bush predominating
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep athletic field edge, groundsel bush predominating	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV light
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Vin Stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rockingham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rockingham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rockingham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to entrance light.
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to entrance light.	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to entrance light.
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to black light sheet.
	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Macon Co. Comment:	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Macon Co. Comment:
	Photo by: J. B. Sullivan Macon Co. Comment:	Photo by: Erin Price-Erwin Guilford Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: Attracted to light at door.	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: Attracted to light at door.
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal Henderson Co. Comment: On UV light sheet

Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix luridus No Common Name