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Archasia pallida (Fairmaire, 1846) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Paul Scharf- female
© Mark J. Rothschild- male
© Ken Childs- individual with atypical crest
© Ken Childs- blue individual
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description A variably colored species, ranging from yellow to brown to green to blue with a heavy dark line along the ridge and indistinct scattered pale spots. This species has a somewhat rounded, pyramidal crest that is shorter than the other two members of this genus, sloping toward the head. Females have a higher crest than males, and there is a thin brownish fringe to the crest. There are also several black dots above the eyes on the pronotum. The tegmina are largely hyaline with a blackish smudge at the tips; the venation is pale. Males are 8 mm long, while females are 9 mm; height of pronotum is 4.5 mm. (FCSA; Kopp & Yonke, 1974)
distribution Eastern, central, and southwestern United States (FCSA)
abundance A somewhat uncommon to rare species, with several recent records from the Piedmont. Found from late April to early July (FCSA)
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates Quercus sp. (FCSA) ; also Q. palustris (pin oak) and Q. phellos (willow oak) (Wallace 2014).
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
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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 Telamonini
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Species Photo Gallery for Archasia pallida No Common Name

Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell
Durham Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell
Durham Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell
Durham Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light		Photo by: Mark J. Rothschild
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: the crest is a little higher and more irregular than typical		Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
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Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Childs
Out Of State Co.
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Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 9 mm female stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 9 mm female stuck on a tree band on Willow Oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: retrieved from a tree band on oak		Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik
New Hanover Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
McDowell Co.
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Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light. 		Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light.
Photo by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: Attracted to front porch light.