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Latalus sayii (Fitch, 1851) - Say's Leafhopper     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view
© Scott Bolick
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description A small, yellowish to brownish leafhopper with broad transverse white 'bands' contrasting with dark 'bands' on the wings, giving individuals a banded appearance that is characteristic of this species; the 'bands' are just pale or dark wing cells and/or venation. The wing tips have a black edge, and the underside of the face and thorax is dark. The vertex has four fuscous spots arranged in two rows towards the apex; the anterior spots are triangular, and the posterior pair is irregular in shape. The underside of the abdomen is banded, with alternating orange and black bands. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin shallowly concave/rounded. The male subgenital plates have the outer margins slightly and concavely narrowed towards the apexes. (DeLong 1948)

For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

distribution Eastern and central North America (3I)
abundance Recorded from the mountains where it appears to be locally abundant; also from several counties in the Piedmont.
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habitat Grassy, open areas with shrubby vegetation; meadow and pasures
plant associates Bluegrass, probably other grass species (DeLong 1948)
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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 Paralimnini
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Species Photo Gallery for Latalus sayii Say's Leafhopper

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, open area with shrubby vegetation and mixed forest nearby		Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Burke Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Burke Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Burke Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping
Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn
Surry Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: brushy habitat near mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: brushy habitat near mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: brushy habitat near mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Weedy edge near hardwoods.		Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: MARI
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Grassy field.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Grassy field.
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a grassy field.
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin
Madison Co.
Comment: Collected while sweep-netting an infrequently mowed field.
Photo by: Nora Murdock, Marilyn Westphal
Henderson Co.
Comment: Collected with beat sheet		Photo by: Nora Murdock, Marilyn Westphal
Henderson Co.
Comment: Collected with beat sheet