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Chlorotettix galbanatus (Van Duzee, 1892) - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view; note brownish
tinge
© Kyle Kittelberger- closeup of male (left) and
female (right) genitalia
synonym
description This species is greenish overall, with a yellowish to reddish-brown tint on the wings and thorax. The hindwing venation is a dark reddish-brown, contrasting with the transparent forewing membranes; this gives the wings a netted look. The posterior part of the pronotum and lateral triangles of the scutellum are also a light reddish-brown color. The head (vertex) is slightly wider than the pronotum, and the eyes are typically dark/black. The female pregenital sternite is distinctive with a deep, narrow slit surrounded by rounded lobes. The male has a depressed inner area at the base of the subgenital plates, appearing as if the plates are dented; otherwise, the plates are evenly and convexly rounded brom the bases to the apexes, and the apexes are obtusely angled. Adults are around 6.0-6.5 mm long. (DeLong 1918), (DeLong 1948)

For more images and diagrams of this species, see: BG and 3I.

distribution This is one of the most common and widespread Chlorotettix in the country, found throughout the eastern and central United States, west to at least Montana; also across the Gulf coast states and into the Southwest, south into northern Mexico (DeLong 1918).
abundance Locally common; recorded across the state.
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest habitat.
plant associates ?
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside.

This particular species visually resembles C. nudatus, as both are greenish with a brown tint and have dark wing venation. They do however have extremely different genitalia.

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 Pendarini
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix galbanatus No Common Name

Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet		Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet. Male, 6.5 mm		Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet. Male, 6.5 mm
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Jim Petranka
Henderson Co.
Comment: On uv light sheet. Male, 6.5 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- male		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: open forest habitat, near mixed hardwoods; on a lawn- female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Grassy, weedy area near hardwoods. ID based on shape of pregenital sternite.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping. Grassy, weedy area near hardwoods. ID based on shape of pregenital sternite.
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 4 females, 3 male (2 specimens)		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 4 females, 3 male (2 specimens: 6.3 mm, )
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: males, dissected		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: males, dissected
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: males, dissected		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: males, dissected
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: males, dissected		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: males, dissected
Photo by:
Ashe Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729; male, 6.1 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480729; male, 6.1 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740; male, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480740; male, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; female, 6.7 mm		Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; female, 6.7 mm
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: collected by Bo Sullivan; female, 6.7 mm		Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Collected on beat sheet
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Collected on beat sheet		Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Collected on beat sheet
Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Collected on beat sheet