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Cyrpoptus reineckei - No Common Name     FULGORIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Mark Basinger- note pattern

© Mark Basinger

© Allison Matlock- note pattern

synonym
description The written description for this species is "forewing extensively darkened distally, with distinct transparent oblique vitta from costal margin in apical portion reaching to or beyond midline" (UDEL). This species is dark overall, with mostly darkened wings lacking much of the pattern found on C. belfragei. There IS a diagonal bar of pale to transparent wing cells near the apex of the wings: see here. Nymphs are yellowish-orange overall, the the flattened head and shape characteristic of adults in this genus.
distribution Southeastern United States (UDEL)
abundance Recorded from a few counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; uncommon to rare in the state.
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plant associates Panicum repens (torpedo grass), Muhlenbergia filipes (gulfhairawn muhly, as Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes), Andropogon glaucopsis (purple bluestem), Andropogon gyrans (Elliott’s bluestem), Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge bluestem), Spartina bakeri (sand cordgrass), Eragrostis curvula, Deschampsia flexuosa (wavy hairgrass) (UDEL)
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comments Members of this genus can be difficult to identify and differentiate from one another; therefore an ID may not be possible for some individuals.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
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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 Poiocerini
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Species Photo Gallery for Cyrpoptus reineckei No Common Name

Photo by: Allison Matlock
Dare Co.
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Photo by: Allison Matlock
Dare Co.
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Photo by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Caught sweep netting for spiders.
Photo by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Caught sweep netting for spiders.
Photo by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Caught sweep netting for spiders.
Photo by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: Caught sweep netting for spiders.