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Nothodelphax slossonae - No Common Name     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view

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© Kyle Kittelberger

© Kyle Kittelberger

synonym Nothodelphax slossanae
description Species in this genus are often sexually dimorphic with females paler than males. Species can also be macropterous or brachypterous (long or short-winged). This species is fulvous overall, with orange-brown wings, body, and legs. There is a thin pale midline down the thorax and vertex. The face is dark, and there are several dark lines on the thorax and vertex.
distribution Southeastern United States; also Canada (Ontario), Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Puerto Rico (UDEL)
abundance Uncommon, recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Sedgey, grassy areas
plant associates Eleocharis quadrangulata (quarestem spikerush) (UDEL)
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 Nothodelphax slossonae No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Washington Co.
Comment: open forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Washington Co.
Comment: open forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Washington Co.
Comment: open forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: R Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: at lights. - unid_leafhopper