Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Catonia pini (Metcalf, 1923) - No Common Name ACHILIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A mottled hopper with an orange to reddish-brown to brown color pattern and two dark brown curved transverse bands across the wings, the upper of which broadens laterally; the wing venation is marked with black spots. The frons is bicolored, being brown to slightly reddish-brown with a white transverse white band and a pale clypeus. The vertex and pronotum are reddish-brown to orange. Adults are around 5.0 to 6.2 mm long. (O'Brien, 1971)

distribution

Primarily Southeastern United States, as far north as New Jersey (UDEL)

abundance

Rare in the state, though perhaps under collected; a few records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

plant associates

Baptisia tinctoria (horseflyweed, Fabaceae) (UDEL)

behavior

Probably can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This species is most similar to Catonia picta and could be easily confused. Both species have similarly colored wings, but in picta there is a broad central transverse grayish-white band; in pini, this band is instead pale brown. Additionally, there is a lot more variation in the coloration of the wing in pini than picta, with the latter primarily being reddish-brown and grayish-white while the former is a mixture of various browns, black and grayish-white. Additionally, the facial pattern in the two species is quite different: in picta, the frons is black and rufous-brown with a white band, whereas in pini the face is brown with a white band. The frons of pini is also similarly colored to that of bicinctura, but that species is very differently colored and patterned across the body and wings.

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

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Species Photo Gallery for Catonia pini No Common Name
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #1, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #1, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #1, 5.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #1, 5.8 mm; #2, 5.6 mm; #3, 5.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #3, 5.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #2, 5.6 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #2, 5.6 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #2, 5.6 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #3, 5.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #1, 5.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected at UV trap. Individual #3, 5.1 mm	Photo by: A.H. Manee Moore Co. Comment: This is the holotype of Catonia pini. coll. A.H. Manee VII. 10-26. 1917. NCSU 0045341. Photographs taken by Solomon Henrix.
	Photo by: A.H. Manee Moore Co. Comment: This is the holotype of Catonia pini. coll. A.H. Manee VII. 10-26. 1917. NCSU 0045341. Photographs taken by Solomon Henrix.	Photo by: A.H. Manee Moore Co. Comment: This is the holotype of Catonia pini. coll. A.H. Manee VII. 10-26. 1917. NCSU 0045341. Photographs taken by Solomon Henrix.
	Photo by: A.H. Manee Moore Co. Comment: This is the holotype of Catonia pini. coll. A.H. Manee VII. 10-26. 1917. NCSU 0045341. Photographs taken by Solomon Henrix.	Photo by: A.H. Manee Moore Co. Comment: This is the holotype of Catonia pini. coll. A.H. Manee VII. 10-26. 1917. NCSU 0045341. Photographs taken by Solomon Henrix.

Species Photo Gallery for Catonia pini No Common Name