Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

Scolops sulcipes (Say, 1825) - Partridge Planthopper DICTYOPHARIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

This species is dark brown overall, with light brown legs and head. There is a dense meshwork of veins on the wings with white speckling, characteristic of this species. Adults are 5 to 7 mm long. The head process/projection extends well away from the rest of the body, giving the impression of a long 'nose' on this species. Nymphs are green with a long, slender 'nose', characteristic of the genus.

For more images of pinned specimens of this species, see this page: UDEL.

distribution

Transcontinental, found across the United States and Canada (UDEL)

abundance

Scattered records across the state, primarily in the western Piedmont; possibly more abundant in the right habitat.

seasonal_occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

habitat

Has been found in grassy, brushy habitat.

plant associates

Convolvulus (bindweed), Solidago, Fleabane (UDEL)

behavior

comments

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

G_rank

S_rank

rank_comments

tribe

Scoloptini

subgenus

Scolops

Species Photo Gallery for Scolops sulcipes Partridge Planthopper
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B.Bockhahn Surry Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B.Bockhahn Surry Co. Comment: Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B.Bockhahn Surry Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy/grassy field near hardwoods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy/grassy field near hardwoods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy/grassy field near hardwoods.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Yadkin Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field near woodland.	Photo by: SCOTT R BOLICK Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: SCOTT R BOLICK Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Pender Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Pender Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Pender Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Pender Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Drew Scott Stokes Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in a field.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in a field.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: on lower leaf surface
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: IAW Bugguide: This identification is by elimination - there are no green Scolops in eastern NA, and the abdomen is too large for this genus; and it is not brown, with laterally compressed head process as in Rhynchomitra; so it must be the only other species of Dictyoharid with a produced head
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: IAW Bugguide: This identification is by elimination - there are no green Scolops in eastern NA, and the abdomen is too large for this genus; and it is not brown, with laterally compressed head process as in Rhynchomitra; so it must be the only other species of Dictyoharid with a produced head	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:

Species Photo Gallery for Scolops sulcipes Partridge Planthopper