Nymphs are a pale buffy to brown color overall, or maculate with fuscous with two sinuate longitudinal fuscous bands extending behind the eyes onto the abdomen. (Hamilton 1983)

Note: Some of the color forms described above, especially phase E, may not occur this far south. Phase C (yellow) very closely resembles females of the most common phase in O. citra; however, female citra seem to have smokier wings. A species identification may not be possible in some cases of yellow females.

NOTE: a lot of Oncopsis species share barcodes, and females within some species groups are not morphologically distinct. Males can sometimes be separated by morphology although teneral males often can’t. Species in the cinctifrons group (of which O. minor is a member) seemingly have females that can only be separated based on host plant, even though the literature may indicate otherwise. This group is potentially oversplit, as the male morphology doesn’t seem as distinct as noted in the literature, and they all share barcodes. (J. Kits pers. comments)

Species Photo Gallery for Oncopsis minor No Common Name