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Ophiderma pubescens (Emmons) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Matthew S. Wallace- dark male
© Mark J. Rothschild- light male
© Kyle Kittelberger- female; note pubescence
© Kyle Kittelberger- female; note pubescence
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description Females are light brown mottled with white. There is an indistinct pale transverse band across the middle of the pronotum, separating the reddish-brwon rear from the darker, mottled front. As the name suggests, this species is hairy/pubescent. The wings have a brownish tinge to their base, and a brown smudge to the tip. The undersurface of the body is yellowish, with dark legs. Males are smaller and darker than the female, with a pronotum ranging in color from brown to blackish. There is a small transverse, white band near the rear of the pronotum, and a white band on the outer margin of the pronotum near the head, where it converges with the yellow of the head. The eyes are prominent and grayish, and the ocelli are transparent and protruding. The pronotum is closely and finely punctate, densely pubescent. The wings have a brownish tip, and the undersurface of the body is yellowish; the legs are also yellow with black bases. Adults males are 6.5 mm long, females are 7 mm. (Kopp, 1973)
distribution Eastern and central North America
abundance Seasonal distribution: 24 April-26 July (CTNC)
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habitat Where oaks are present.
plant associates Quercus falcata, Q. marilandica, Q. stellata (CTNC); also from Q. rubra (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 This species is most similar to O. definita, especially the male, and some individuals may be difficult to identify.
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 Ophiderma pubescens No Common Name

Photo by: Matthew S. Wallace
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Mark J. Rothschild
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: Mark J. Rothschild
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Julie Tuttle
Chatham Co.
Comment: This site is low-density residential in a dry, rocky hilltop oak-hickory forest dominated by white oak (Quercus alba) in the tree canopy.
Photo by: Julie Tuttle
Chatham Co.
Comment: This site is low-density residential in a dry, rocky hilltop oak-hickory forest dominated by white oak (Quercus alba) in the tree canopy.		Photo by: Julie Tuttle
Chatham Co.
Comment: This site is low-density residential in a dry, rocky hilltop oak-hickory forest dominated by white oak (Quercus alba) in the tree canopy.
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7.5 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: 7.5 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: 7.5 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: 7.5 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: 7 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7 mm male trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Quercus phellos
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery 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