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Synecdoche impunctata - No Common Name     ACHILIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Ken Childs- side view
© Ken Childs- top view
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Bo Sullivan- note face pattern
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description A distinctive dark brown species, with dark wings and a reddish thorax with several pale vertical lines. There is a large black spot on the outer margins of the thorax. The legs are pale, contrasting with the blackish dark-brown wings; there several pale spots on the wings. The face has four large black spots, separated by a thin midline down the center; the spots give the appearance of two black transverse facial bands, characteristic of this species.
distribution Eastern United States and eastern Canada (UDEL)
abundance Uncommon, recorded primarily from the mountains but also in the Piedmont, possibly more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Found in open woodlands, near mixed hardwood forest.
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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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Species Photo Gallery for Synecdoche impunctata 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
Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Ashe Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black 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.
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Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
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Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw).
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods. 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_planthopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_planthopper		Photo by: K. Bischof
Transylvania Co.
Comment: GORG