Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Agalliopsis cervina (Oman, 1933) - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A very distinctively marked species in this genus. A brownish or greenish-brown species with a bold white crossband across the wings, varying in width and extent among individuals. The pronotum and head can also be pale as well. There are typically four bold black spots on the edge of the pronotum and the edge of the head, and the eyes also overlap/cover the edge of the pronotum. Adults are around 4.5 mm long (Oman, 1935).

distribution

Eastern and Central United States, more common in the Gulf states (BG)

abundance

Seemingly uncommon to rare with only a handful of records for the state, but possibly more abundant in the right habitat and under collected.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Has been found near mixed hardwood forest and in grassy vegetation near montane forest habitat; also in maritime shrub.

plant associates

Quercus sp. (Oman, 1935)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

A similar species in the same subgenus as cervina, Agalliopsis peneoculata, has yet to be recorded in North Carolina but could be confused with A. cervina. This species is almost entirely brown, sometimes with a darker band transversing the middle of the wings. Unlike cervina, it lacks a pale band and the pronotum is brown rather than pale. This species does have a similar spot pattern to cervina though, usually with a bold dark spot on either side of a dark pronotal midline, a smaller spot in the lateral corner, and an even smaller pair of spots near the apex of the pronotum. The scutellum also tends to have a dark apex and dark lateral triangles. The female pregenital sternite is quite distinctive, being truncate rather than concave in shape.

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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S_rank

rank_comments

tribe

Agalliini

subgenus

Agallaria

Species Photo Gallery for Agalliopsis cervina No Common Name
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell Durham Co. Comment: Males & Females? Attracted to UV Lights	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell Durham Co. Comment: Males & Females? Attracted to UV Lights
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: open area near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI	Photo by: B. Bockhahn Stokes Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Carteret Co. Comment: maritime shrub; collected by Bo Sullivan	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Carteret Co. Comment: maritime shrub; collected by Bo Sullivan
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Carteret Co. Comment: maritime shrub; collected by Bo Sullivan	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: on sheet with LED lights.
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment: Attracted to black light.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Agalliopsis cervina No Common Name