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Aplos simplex - No Common Name     ISSIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph, note rounded head
© Rob Van Epps- adult
© Margarita Lankford- nymph, note head shape
synonym Thionia simplex
description A distinctive looking species in this genus. Adults are mostly unicolorous and brownish in color, with bold dark wing venation; young adults though may be uniformly greenish in color, with the body and wings darkening as the adults age. The head, legs, and part of thorax are typically greenish. The head is fairly round and flat, without any prominent lateral margins.

Nymphs are greenish overall with orange longitudinal stripes down the body. Like the adult, the head of the nymph is characteristically rounded, separating this from the similar nymphs of T. quinquata which have pointed heads. Young nymph instars are orange-green and have some black spots on either side of the midline of the abdomen. For more information about the nymphs and their various instar stages, see W & W 1988.

distribution Eastern North America (UDEL)
abundance Uncommon, not encountered very often; scattered records across the state.
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates Polyphagous on dicots (UDEL); on various herbs, shrubs, and trees.
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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 Aplos simplex No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Ashe Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat, with grassy-field areas		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Ashe Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest edge
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27289610		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through low vegetation
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through low vegetation		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through low vegetation
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28477231		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28398484
Photo by: Amber Sauder
Harnett Co.
Comment: Pretty active -- on the move pretty much all the time. - unid_planthopper		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589020rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589019
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589020rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589019		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589020rnhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28589019
Photo by: Erich Hofmann; Kayla Weinfurther
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Erich Hofmann; Kayla Weinfurther
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47674286		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47674286
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47674286		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092482
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092482		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092482
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620324		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620329
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620336		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620323
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50620323		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51423893
Photo by: McIntyre
Ashe Co.
Comment: NERI		Photo by: McIntyre
Ashe Co.
Comment: NERI
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54896027		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54896027
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80547529		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83202018
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82748568		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84251096
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84471291		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84471291
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84471291		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119270497
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121800943		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597927
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, dead
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, dead		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.7 mm, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, dead
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Yadkin Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510662
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510638		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Iredell Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: