Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Scaphoideus incisus - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

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description

A brownish species overall, with a white crown that has a thin brown marginal line. There is a transvere orange-brown { shaped band between the eyes, with the brownish coloration not quite reaching the base of the crown, leaving a pale whitish area before the pronotum. The pronotum is a reddish-brown to orange color with a T-shaped grayish-blue mark; the base of the pronotum also has a thin grayish-blue transverse band. The anterior half or more of the scutellum is orange while the rest is white. The wings are light brown with darker brown venation and some paler and darker patches in the wing cells. The face is is fairly pale, as is the underside of the thorax and abdomen; the female pregenital sternite is a light brown color, lacking the bold dark medial areas that other species have; the posterior medial notch may be deep, moderate, or not present at all, and overall this sternite is variable among individuals. Male plates are also brownish. Adult males are 5.1-5.7 mm long, while females are 5.1-6.2 mm. (Barnett 1976)

The nymphs are very strikingly bicolored- the abdomen is a yellowish to white color, with a small orange to black tip with some small black dots near the hairy 'bristles'. The thorax is black, and the head has a pale tip, appearing very white in some individuals. The face is white and the legs are bicolored with a dark base.

distribution

A widespread species in the Eastern United States, not found in adjacent Canada (BG)

abundance

Recorded recently from several counties in the Piedmont, also found in the mountains; likely more abundant across the state in the right habitat.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Woodland openings, areas with herbaceous woodland vegetation, forest edge, etc.

plant associates

Milkweed, Vitis spp., Prunus virginiana, Carpinus caroliniara, other herbaceous woodland vegetation (Barnett 1976)

behavior

Adults can be attracted at night with a light.

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

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[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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Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus incisus No Common Name
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Moore Co. Comment: sandhills habitat, brushy	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Moore Co. Comment: sandhills habitat, brushy
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Moore Co. Comment: sandhills habitat, brushy; nymph with a dryad sac	Photo by: Bryan England Wake Co. Comment: Noticed nymphs on some nursery-grown, recently planted milkweed, but "wild" common milkweed was abundant nearby. Uncertain whether nymphs arrived with the recent plantings (as eggs?) or were already present at site on wild milkweed or other plants.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.8 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.8 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.8 mm	Photo by: Orange Co. Comment: recently emerged adult; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26305038
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48048385	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48048385
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48048385	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119471748
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Found on Tropical milkweed.	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus incisus No Common Name