Hoppers of North Carolina:
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Stictocephala palmeri (Van Duzee, 1908) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Solomon Hendrix
© Solomon Hendrix
© Solomon Hendrix
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description
distribution Eastern North America
abundance Recorded from the mountains and Piedmont. Seasonal distribution: 21 July-29 September (CTNC)
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habitat
plant associates Carya
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 Many Stictocephala may not be identifiable from an image; this is a very difficult group of treehoppers to identify correctly (for many species).
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 Ceresini
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Species Photo Gallery for Stictocephala palmeri No Common Name

Photo by: Steck & Sutton et al.
Out Of State Co.
Comment: det. M.J. Rothschild; coll. Steck & Sutton, et al. 22-29 August, 2004; 6-m Malaise / old field, forest edge; specimen deposited at FSCA; photographs taken by Solomon Hendrixrn		Photo by: Steck & Sutton et al.
Out Of State Co.
Comment: det. M.J. Rothschild; coll. Steck & Sutton, et al. 22-29 August, 2004; 6-m Malaise / old field, forest edge; specimen deposited at FSCA; photographs taken by Solomon Hendrixrn
Photo by: Steck & Sutton et al.
Out Of State Co.
Comment: det. M.J. Rothschild; coll. Steck & Sutton, et al. 22-29 August, 2004; 6-m Malaise / old field, forest edge; specimen deposited at FSCA; photographs taken by Solomon Hendrixrn		Photo by: Steck & Sutton et al.
Out Of State Co.
Comment: det. M.J. Rothschild; coll. Steck & Sutton, et al. 22-29 August, 2004; 6-m Malaise / old field, forest edge; specimen deposited at FSCA; photographs taken by Solomon Hendrixrn
Photo by: Steck & Sutton et al.
Out Of State Co.
Comment: det. M.J. Rothschild; coll. Steck & Sutton, et al. 22-29 August, 2004; 6-m Malaise / old field, forest edge; specimen deposited at FSCA; photographs taken by Solomon Hendrixrn