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Idiodonus kennicotti (Uhler, 1864) - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- note coloration
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view
© Kyle Kittelberger- frontal view
© Rob Van Epps
synonym Idiodonus kennecottii
description A dark reddish-brown species with a characteristic white stripe o the wings. The body color is a rusty brown, and when viewed from the front, there are 4 bold black dots: 2 on the eyes, and 2 on the face. The vertex is a dirty yellow, and there is an orange transverse band between the eyes. The face is dirty yellowish-brown with a noticeable yellow midline. The pronotum has the posterior margin and median transverse band yellow. The female pregenital sternite has a roundedly produced posterior margin that is slightly incised and keeled, with a brown spot in the middle. The male plates are long and broad at the bases, with concave lateral margins and pointed tips. Adults are 6.0-6.5 mm long. (DeLong 1948)
distribution Eastern and central North America
abundance Recorded across the state, with a majority of records from the mountains; likely more abundant in the state in the right habitat, especially in the mountains.
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest edge.
plant associates Oak, shrubby plants, tall herbaceous plants in shrubby plants
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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 Athysanini
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Species Photo Gallery for Idiodonus kennicotti No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: edge of grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm; forest edge
Photo by: Tracy S Feldman
Scotland Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Tracy S Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
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Mecklenburg Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
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Montgomery Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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