Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

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

synonym

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)

seasonal_occurrence

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

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.

comments

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

Telamonini

subgenus

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. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	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. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps McDowell Co. Comment:

Species Photo Gallery for Archasia pallida No Common Name