Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Ponana pectoralis - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A variably-marked species that is typically green and brown. Adults have a green head, thorax, and [typically] outer half of the forewing. The vertex is broadly produced and rounded. The scutellum is typically pale brown with a whitish posterior half and rufous anterior corners. The inner half of the forewings and wingtips are typically brownish (ranging from light to dark brown), forming a distinctive brown streak down the middle of the back that widens towards the wings tips. There are some black dots, mostly scattered within the brown area on the back. The legs and eyes are brown. Some individuals though can have much darker wings; see here for variation among adults. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin broadly but shallowly notched in the middle with lateral lobes. The male subgenital plates are elongate and rectangular. Adults are 8.0-10.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

Nymphs are a dull brownish-green, with early instars uniformly dark brown.

distribution

Common and widespread, recorded across North America (BG)

abundance

Scattered records from across the state, uncommon to locally common; likely more abundant in the right habitat.

seasonal_occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

habitat

Woodlands, forest edge

plant associates

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

NOTE: For many years, green Gyponana nymphs with brown lateral margins were incorrectly identified as belonging to Ponana pectoralis.

It is believed that Ponana pectoralis may consist of multiple cryptic species. This is a wide-ranging species in the eastern United States, and there is enough variation in color and pattern that multiple cryptic species may be present. This is supported by limited, preliminary genetic barcoding.

status

[Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]

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[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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Species Photo Gallery for Ponana pectoralis No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: Mixed hardwood forest edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: Mixed hardwood forest edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: Mixed hardwood forest edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to black light.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to black light.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Ashe Co. Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Ashe Co. Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Ashe Co. Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan	Photo by: Kenneth Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 9.7 mm
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light	Photo by: Vin Stanton Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 10 mm, came to CFL, UV light combo, cove forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 10 mm, came to CFL, UV light combo, cove forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: incandescent porch light at night, forest edge
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Attracted to front porch light	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Attracted to front porch light

Species Photo Gallery for Ponana pectoralis No Common Name