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Microcentrus perditus (Amyot & Serville, 1843) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Matthew S. Wallace- female
© Ken Kneidel- female
© Ken Kneidel- female; top view
© Graham Montgomery- male
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description This species ranges in color from light brown to dark grayish-brown. The key characteristic for this species are the horns/projections present on the thorax, separating this from the projection-less M. caryae. Females have extremely pronounced horns that noticeably project from the pronotum. Males also have horns, but these are much smaller, being slight pronotal projections. Males are 7 to 8 mm long, while females are 8.5 mm (FSCA).
distribution Eastern, central, and southwestern United States; Eastern and central Canada; and northern Mexico (FSCA)
abundance Uncommon, scattered records across the state. Seasonal distribution: 20 May-20 October (CTNC)
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates Carya illinoinensis (CTNC); has also been recorded from Quercus laurifolia, Q. nigra, and Q. virginiana (FSCA), and Q. alba (CTGSMNP)
behavior To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM).
comments Can be attracted at night with a light.
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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 Microcentrini
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Species Photo Gallery for Microcentrus perditus No Common Name

Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Light		Photo by: Matthew S. Wallace
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: came to UV and CFL light at night
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: came to UV and CFL light at night; female		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: found stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: found stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: found stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band
Photo by: Graham Montgomery
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Guilford Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Guilford Co.
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Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: dead male stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: dead male stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak, active between mid December when the band was put up and 1/12		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak, active between mid December when the band was put up and 1/12
Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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