Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Rugosana querci (DeLong, 1942) - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A distinctive looking greenish leafhopper that is about 9-10 mm long. The heavily patterned wings with dense reticulations are characteristic of Rugosana, helping separate this species from eastern Gyponana. The green elytra (forewings), pronotum, and vertex (top of the head) are roughened with whitish mottling, and the vertex itself has a rounded margin, almost twice as wide as long. The pronotum has a conspicuous small black dot on each side, and there is a small black dot at the base of each forewing, near the pronotum. The eyes are also typically red, but can be pale green. The female pregenital sternite is almost truncate on the posterior margin, with a median block-shaped excavation about one-half the distance to the base (though this length can vary). Adult males are 9 mm long, females are 10 mm. (DeLong 1948, Freytag 1964)

Nymphs are distinctive, having a hairy, green body with mottling like the adults (these two characteristics can help separate this nymph from other Gyponini nymphs). (BG)

distribution

Eastern North America

abundance

A somewhat uncommon species, recorded across the state from mountains to coast; when found, usually occurs in low densities.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Has been in mixed hardwood forest and forest edge habitat, as well as open woodlands.

plant associates

Oak (Quercus spp.)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This is reportedly the only Gyponini species in the east that feeds on oaks (BG).

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

Gyponini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Rugosana querci No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Ashe Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Surry Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near forest edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Surry Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near forest edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Surry Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near forest edge
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV lights	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV lights
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: collected from spider web	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: collected from spider web
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62081358	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62081358
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: female, 8.9 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: female, 8.9 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: female, 8.9 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Stuck on a tree band on oak along a major road at the margin of forested area. 10 mm female	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Stuck on a tree band on oak along a major road at the margin of forested area. 10 mm female
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; figures of style and penis included	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: male	Photo by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment: FOMA
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 10 mm, caught in sweep of weedy vegetation around a retention basin
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 10 mm, caught in sweep of weedy vegetation around a retention basin	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 10 mm, caught in sweep of weedy vegetation around a retention basin
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment: FOMA	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: dead, stuck in goo on a tree band on Willow Oak
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Guilford Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Guilford Co. Comment:
	Photo by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment: FOMA	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Caught while beat sheeting for spiders.
	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Caught while beat sheeting for spiders.	Photo by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment: Caught while beat sheeting for spiders.
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Becky Elkin, Jim Petranka Henderson Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light sheet	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Becky Elkin, Jim Petranka Henderson Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light sheet

Species Photo Gallery for Rugosana querci No Common Name