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Bakerella penefusca Beamer, 1950 - No Common Name     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Charles Bartlett- female

© Charles Bartlett- female

© Charles Bartlett- male

© Charles Bartlett- male

synonym
description A very small and variably colored species, ranging from light to dark. The clypeus is usually quite dark with three lateral pairs of light spots. The elytra varies from almost entirely buff to the outer third almost black. There are two white lunate apical spots on each elytra. This species is usually brachypterous, but adults can be macropterous. Adult males are very small, at 1.6 mm long; females are 2.1 mm. (Beamer, 1950)
distribution Eastern North America (UDEL)
abundance Recorded from a couple counties in the mountains, likely under-collected.
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plant associates Presumed to be sedge feeders, particularly on Eleocharis. (UDEL)
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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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tribe Delphacini
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Species Photo Gallery for Bakerella penefusca No Common Name

Photo by: A.G. Wheeler
Ashe Co.
Comment: female.rnrnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
Photo by: A.G. Wheeler
Ashe Co.
Comment: female.rnrnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
Photo by: A.G. Wheeler
Ashe Co.
Comment: female.rnrnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
Photo by: A.G. Wheeler
Alleghany Co.
Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlettrn
Photo by: A.G. Wheeler
Alleghany Co.
Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlettrn
Photo by: A.G. Wheeler
Alleghany Co.
Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlettrn