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Graminella aureovittata (Sanders & DeLong, 1920) - No Common Name     Cicadellidae Members: NC Records Public View


© Kyle Kittelberger

© Kyle Kittelberger- note pattern

© Kyle Kittelberger- female

© Kyle Kittelberger

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description Very distinctive. A pale brownish species with a pair of bold, contrasting reddish-orange longitudinal bands that transverse the vertex, pronotum, and scutellum. The wing venation is whitish. The female pregenital sternite has a deep, round excavation on the medial half of the posterior margin, bordered with brown. The male genital plates are short, broad, and rounded. Adults are around 3.8-4.0 mm long. (DeLong & Mohr 1937)

For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

distribution Eastern United States
abundance Recorded from several counties in the Coastal Plain, likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Has been found in open, grassy areas near forest edge and in marsh reeds; also reported from wet prairies and meadows.
plant associates Marsh reeds?
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 Deltocephalini
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Species Photo Gallery for Graminella aureovittata No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: female, 3.8 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: female, 3.8 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: female, 3.8 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: marshy habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
New Hanover Co.
Comment: marshy habitat
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
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Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
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Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
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