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Glossonotus turriculatus (Emmons, 1854) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Solomon Hendrix

© Solomon Hendrix

© Scott Bolick- note elongated pronotum

© Scott Bolick

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description A brown to grayish-brown species with a long, slender and narrow pronotal horn that slopes forward. The inner margin of the horn and part of the pronotum can have a light yellowish stripe that contrasts with the darker color of the pronotum. The face is pale yellowish and the legs are yellow.

For images of this species, see: BG.

distribution Eastern Canada south to Florida and Texas (BG)
abundance Recorded from a couple counties in the mountains and recently from the Piedmont. Seasonal distribution: 15-20 June (CTNC)
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plant associates Crataegus sp., Quercus sp. (CTNC), and Quercus alba (white oak). Adults have also been found on Carya (hickory), Populus (cottonwood), Q. bicolor (swamp white oak), Q. coccinea (scarlet oak), Q. ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak), Q. ilicifolia (bear or scrub oak), Q. macrocarpa (bur oak), Q. rubra (northern red oak), Q. velutina (black oak), and Robinia (locust) (Wallace 2014).
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.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
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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 Glossonotus turriculatus No Common Name

Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: MA
Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
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Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
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Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Guilford Co.
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Guilford Co.
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Guilford Co.
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Guilford Co.
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