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Otiocerus kirbyii Fitch, 1851 - No Common Name     DERBIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Tom Ward- note coloration
© Tom Ward
© Cesar Castillo
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description A very pale species, the wings have a faint, broken conspicuous band but the head lacks the reddish stripe found on O. coquebertii; the head is relatively unmarked. The wings are milky and the legs are pale, and the abdomen is unspotted. Adults are 8 mm long. For images of a pinned specimen, see this page: UDEL. (BHL)
distribution Eastern United States and parts of Canada (UDEL)
abundance Uncommon to rare, a few records in the Piedmont and mountains.
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plant associates Derbidae are known or assumed to feed on fungal hyphae as immatures (UDEL).
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light; may be found overwintering in logs. (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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tribe Otiocerini
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Species Photo Gallery for Otiocerus kirbyii No Common Name

Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
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Photo by: Cesar Castillo
Madison Co.
Comment: Seen at black light set up.rniNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90232368#activity_comment_7696dff0-a7f8-43a5-a6ff-d4ff4e0afa2b		Photo by: Cesar Castillo
Madison Co.
Comment: Seen at black light set up.rniNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90232368#activity_comment_7696dff0-a7f8-43a5-a6ff-d4ff4e0afa2b
Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
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Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
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