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Cyrtolobus togatus (Woodruff, 1924) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Matt Wallace- dark male
© Matt Wallace- brown male
© Ken Kneidel- female
© Ken Kneidel- female, note pattern
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description A fairly small species relative to most Cyrtolobus, males are around 4.0 mm long, females are 5.0 mm. Males vary in color from brown from a brown to black pronotum with two white transverse bands and one along the edge of the pronotum. The pronotal crest is not very produced. Females are a bit paler with more whitish areas on the front of the pronotum, contrasting with a brownish pronotal streak in the front on each side. (FSCA)
distribution Eastern North America, from Florida up through at least Maryland and as far west as Illinois.
abundance Scattered records across the state, uncommon. Seasonal distribution: 15 April-30 June (CTNC)
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habitat Mixed hardwood forest habitat, particularly where Quercus are present.
plant associates Water oak (Quercus nigra), willow oak (Q. phellos), Q. stellata, laurel oak (Q. laurifolia) (CTNC)
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).
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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 Smiliini
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Species Photo Gallery for Cyrtolobus togatus No Common Name

Photo by: Matt Wallace
Out Of State Co.
Comment: males		Photo by: Matt Wallace
Out Of State Co.
Comment: males
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.2 mm male, stuck on a tree band on oak in residential area
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.6 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.5 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately; additional pics by K. Kittelberger of 4.1 mm male
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm male, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separately		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.9 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separatelyrn
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.9 mm female, on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos, stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band, others of both sexes nearby to be submitted separatelyrn		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.2 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: Attracted to Blacklight 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: Attracted to Blacklight
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: Attracted to Blacklight 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm, recovered alive from a tree band on oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.4 mm, recovered alive from a tree band on oak		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 4.8 mm female found stuck in Tanglefoot alive on a tree band on oak		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on oak.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on oak.
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209865942		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209865942