Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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Pentagramma vittatifrons (Uhler, 1876) - No Common Name     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View
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description A greenish species with transverse orange bands on the frons. Adult males are less than 7 mm long while females are 7 mm. See UDEL for images of a pinned specimen (scroll down on the page) and BOLD for several other pinned specimens.
distribution Essentially transcontinental, found across the United States and parts of Canada (UDEL)
abundance Coastal, can be locally common and abundant. Likely found throughout the coast.
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habitat Coastal marshes
plant associates Species in this genus with known hosts are monophagous on bullrushes. This particular species is known from Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus validus) (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
G_rank GNR [G4G5]
S_rank [S3S5]
rank_comments - Several recent records for NC; probably feeds on bullrushes; altough known records for NC are all from along the coast this species has a transcontinental distrbution and may be found more widely in the state
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