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A stunning, beautifully-marked, unmistakeable leafhopper. Adults have a grayish-blue body with long, bold red longitudinal stripes running across the back. Some of the rear wing cells are dark brown. The head is rounded and the face is dark. Nymphs are also distinctively marked: several bold rufous lines run longitudinally on an otherwise pale body. |
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Southeastern United States and Mexico (BG) |
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A few recent records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, possibly more abundant (likely in the coastal plain) in the right habitat. |
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Has been found in pine forest with lots of brushy and grassy ground vegetation. |
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NOTE: Until nymphs can be associated with adults, nymph IDs on here are tentative. |
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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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Deltocephalini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Deltanus texanus No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Moore Co.
Comment: sandhills (pine forest) habitat with lots of shrubby vegetation; nymph, apparently first record for NC |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Moore Co.
Comment: sandhills (pine forest) habitat with lots of shrubby vegetation; nymph, apparently first record for NC |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Moore Co.
Comment: sandhills (pine forest) habitat with lots of shrubby vegetation; nymph, apparently first record for NC |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Beaufort Co.
Comment: Grassy, brushy habitat surrounded by mostly pine and some hardwoods; nymph |
 | Photo by: Bonnie Eamick
Wake Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47077577 |
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