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Telamona reclivata (Fitch, 1851) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Ken Childs- female
© Kyle Kittelberger- female
© Ken Childs- probable male
© Ken Childs
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description Females are reddish-brown, with a dark brown posterior tip to the pronotum and a dark brown pronotal band that continues onto the crest. The crest itself is sort of broad and tall in the female. Males are smaller than the female, with a noticeably less pronounced pronotum. Males have a greenish-brown pronotum. Both sexes have a smoky dark tip to the wings.
distribution Eastern North America
abundance Uncommon, scattered records across the state. Seasonal distribution: 2 June-31 August (CTNC)
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest; where White Oak is present.
plant associates Quercus alba (CTNC); also Q. rubra (CTGSMNP) and Castanea dentata (American chestnut), Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum), Populus tremuloides Michx. (quaking aspen), Q. bicolor (swamp white oak), Q. coccinea (scarlet oak), Quercus ilicifolia (bear or scrub oak), Q. macrocarpa (bur oak), Q. montana (chestnut oak), Q. velutina (black oak) (Wallace 2014).
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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tribe Telamonini
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Species Photo Gallery for Telamona reclivata No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin
Halifax Co.
Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin
Halifax Co.
Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest
Photo by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf
Surry Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; found dead, being dragged by ants
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; found dead, being dragged by ants		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; found dead, being dragged by ants
Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: probable male
Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: backyard lights, just before a storm
Photo by: R Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
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Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman
Wake Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper
Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
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