Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

Telamona maculata (Van Duzee, 1908) - No Common Name MEMBRACIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A reddish-brown species with a broad, tall pronotal crest (almost a plateau shape). The posterior tip of the pronotum is red, followed by a pale brown and then a dark brown, almost black band. The pronotal horns may be reddish as well and extend well to the sides of the rest of the pronotum. The front of the head is pale.

distribution

Eastern North America

abundance

Uncommon to locally common, recorded across the state, primarily from the Piedmont and mountains. Seasonal distribution: 10 May- October (CTNC)

seasonal_occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

habitat

Forest with oak

plant associates

Carya (hickory), Quercus alba (white oak) [nymphs on this plant], Q. bicolor (swamp white oak), Q. macrocarpa (bur oak), Q. montana (chestnut oak) (Wallace 2014).

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This species could perhaps be confused with T. tristis, though that species (particularly males) tends to have a pale to yellow middle of the pronotum and crest contrasting with dark brownish to black sides. Note though that in tristis, the front of the pronotum is much darker. The coloration of the pronotum in T. maculata also helps distinguish from T. tristis, with maculata having a differently colored pronotum and a reddish-brown to reddish pronotal apex, followed by a prominent black dash on either side.

status

[Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]

list_type

[Official:] [Provisional:]

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

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona maculata No Common Name
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: small hard to get a photograph of.
	Photo by: B. Bockhahn Stokes Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Britta Muiznieks Dare Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Britta Muiznieks Dare Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
	Photo by: Britta Muiznieks Dare Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
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Species Photo Gallery for Telamona maculata No Common Name