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Heliria gemma (Ball, 1925) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Solomon Hendrix- note pattern
© Ted Wilcox
© Ted Wilcox- variation in crest shape
© Davy Appleseed
synonym
description The dorsal margin of the pronotal crest slopes posteriorly. Males are densely pubescent, and the pronotum is mottled brown with traces of a creamy tooth and posterior stripe. Females are creamy with brown mottling, particularly emphasized on the crest, and there is an oblique stripe in the rear third of the pronotum; the posterior edge of the crest is a creamy yellowish-white. Adult males are 8-9 mm long, female are 11 mm with a width and height of 5.5 mm. (Kopp & Yonke 1974)
distribution Central and Eastern North America (Deitz & Wallace 2012)
abundance Rare, recorded from a couple counties in the mountains.
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plant associates Possibly Populus grandidentata (Wallace 2014)
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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 Telamonini
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Species Photo Gallery for Heliria gemma No Common Name

Photo by: Davy Appleseed
Buncombe Co.
Comment: originally posted to iNaturalist, ID determined by M. Wallace		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentatively det. Matt Wallace; photographed in Massachusetts (Essex County)
Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentatively det. Matt Wallace; photographed in Massachusetts (Essex County)		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentatively det. Matt Wallace; photographed in Massachusetts (Essex County)
Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentatively det. Matt Wallace; photographed in Massachusetts (Essex County)		Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
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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: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		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: 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: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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