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Kelisia curvata Beamer, 1945 - No Common Name     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© John Petranka
© John Petranka- note thin dark bands
© John Petranka
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description This species is similar to several other boldly marked members of the genus. It has a pale body with two prominent, thin blackish bands extending across the wings and pronotum. The face is pale.
distribution Eastern United States (UDEL)
abundance Recorded from a handful of counties in the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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habitat Grassy, sedgey areas
plant associates Carex lurida (shallow sedge) (UDEL)
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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 Kelisia curvata No Common Name

Photo by: John Petranka
Nash Co.
Comment: Caught sweep-netting alongside Tar River.		Photo by: John Petranka
Nash Co.
Comment: Caught sweep-netting alongside Tar River.
Photo by: John Petranka
Nash Co.
Comment: Caught sweep-netting alongside Tar River.		Photo by: John Petranka
Nash Co.
Comment: Caught sweep-netting alongside Tar River.
Photo by: John Petranka
Nash Co.
Comment: Caught sweep-netting alongside Tar River.		Photo by: John Petranka
Nash Co.
Comment: Caught sweep-netting alongside Tar River.
Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Beaufort Co.
Comment: GOCR		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
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