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Scaphoideus nigrellus DeLong & Mohr 1936 - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- note coloration
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger- note pattern
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph
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description This is the darkest member of this genus. This species has blackish wings (the amount of black varies among individuals, but this species looks dark to the naked eye) with rufous and bluish-gray patches. The head and thorax are also a mixture of black, bluish-gray, and yellow, and there are bricklicke black spots on the pronotum, characteristic of this species (BG). The scutellum can show three square-shaped black marks, one in each corner, with a fourth, triangle-shaped black mark in the middle. The underside of the abdomen is black while the legs are pale. Nymphs are completely black except for their pale legs.
distribution Eastern United States
abundance Recorded recently from a few counties in the mountains and Piedmont, probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Has been found in brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest.
plant associates Native vines
behavior Probably can be attracted at night with a light.
comments This species was recently treated as a synonym of Scaphoideus titanus (1). However, these specimens are visually distinctive, being much darker than other Scaphoideus, including titanus. Therefore, for now these will be kept as separate species on this site.
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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 Scaphoideus nigrellus No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; one nymph
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; one nymph		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; one nymph
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Watauga Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy habitat near mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Ashe Co.
Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; females
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Ashe Co.
Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; females		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Ashe Co.
Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; females
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 7.0 mm