Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Clastoptera octonotata Hamilton - No Common Name CLASTOPTERIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

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description

This colorful species has 8 brown spots, 4 on the head and 4 on the anterior border of the pronotum (BG). This species typically has a reddish body with black markings, though sometimes individuals have wings that lack much of the red color and are instead blackish. There is a bold, jagged white line across the middle of the back that forms an "M" when viewed from above. The scutellum is tan to reddish in color, and the head is whitish with a pale, concolorous face. There is also a bold, dark red line across the white pronotum. Legs are a dark red color.

This species creates elongated, dense spittle masses on the host plant. Young nymphs are pale, with a whitish abdomen and thorax and a yellowish head. There is some yellowish and reddish-pink tinting to the abdomen. Older instars have blackish sides to the thorax and head and blackish wing buds, contrasting with the whitish body.

distribution

Found in the Southeast, west to eastern Texas (BG).

abundance

This species has been recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, though possibly more abundant in the right habitat.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

This species has been recorded in the state from open, mixed hardwood forest.

plant associates

Muscadine grapevine - Vitis rotundifolia (BG)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This species most closely resembles C. obtusa and C. arborina. Both of these species always have 2 solid dark lines across the front margin of the pronotum, not spots (BG). This species was only recently described to science in 2015.

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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Species Photo Gallery for Clastoptera octonotata No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: mixed hardwood, open forest near lake edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: mixed hardwood, open forest near lake edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: mixed hardwood, open forest near lake edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: mixed hardwood, open forest near lake edge
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: with Pecan Spittlebugs on sheet. Same size.	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: with Pecan Spittlebugs on sheet. Same size.
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light - unid_spittlebug	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light - unid_spittlebug
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light - unid_spittlebug	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Adult spittlebug guarding (?) spittle nest with two nymphs inside.
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Adult spittlebug guarding (?) spittle nest with two nymphs inside.	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Adult spittlebug guarding (?) spittle nest with two nymphs inside. Spittle was very viscous and sticky.
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Adult spittlebug guarding (?) spittle nest with two nymphs inside. Spittle was very viscous and sticky.	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Adult spittlebug guarding (?) spittle nest with two nymphs inside. Spittle was very viscous and sticky.
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Two adjacent spittle nests had a total of 21 nymphs of various sizes.	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Two adjacent spittle nests had a total of 21 nymphs of various sizes.
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Two adjacent spittle nests had a total of 21 nymphs of various sizes.	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Two adjacent spittle nests had a total of 21 nymphs of various sizes.
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: Two adjacent spittle nests had a total of 21 nymphs of various sizes.	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: observed on host other than Vitis rotundifolia.	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: observed on host other than Vitis rotundifolia.
	Photo by: Cindy Darnell Durham Co. Comment: observed on host other than Vitis rotundifolia.

Species Photo Gallery for Clastoptera octonotata No Common Name