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Aphelonema simplex - No Common Name     CALISCELIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- male
© Kyle Kittelberger- male, top view
© Kyle Kittelberger- female
© Kyle Kittelberger- female, top view
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description A sexually dimorphic species, with the males reddish in color and the females, slightly larger, a tan to light brown color. The very short, flat head is very distinctive; the front of the head is circular in shape. (UDEL)
distribution Across the United States, as far west as the Rocky Mountains; also Canada (UDEL)
abundance This species can be locally abundant; it is primarily coastal in the state, having been recorded from several counties in the Coastal Plain.
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habitat Coastal marshes, cordgrass habitat
plant associates Spartina patens (cordgrass, Poaceae) (UDEL)
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status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
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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
G_rank GNR [G4G5]
S_rank [S3S4]
rank_comments - Several recent records for NC; feeds on Sporobolus pumilus (= Spartina patens; S5) and may occur in most of the tidewater area
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Species Photo Gallery for Aphelonema simplex No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: marsh grass: black needlerush, spartina, etc.