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Osbornellus unicolor (Osborn, 1900) - No Common Name     Cicadellidae Members: NC Records Public View


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view

© Kyle Kittelberger- top view

© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph

© Jaime Simancas

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description This species is brownish overall, with dense brown coloring and no bold markings on much of the body and wings; the wing venation is dark, and the tips of the wings are blackish. The face, vertex and pronotum are a uniform brown color. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin truncated, often times with an indication of a central tooth; on either side of this tooth the segment is emarginate. Adults are 5.0 mm long. (Beamer 1937, DeLong 1948)

For images of a live individual, see: BG.

distribution Eastern United States
abundance Recorded from a few counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; rare to uncommon, possibly under collected.
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habitat Woodlands
plant associates Herbaceous vegetation
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 Scaphoideini
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Species Photo Gallery for Osbornellus unicolor No Common Name

Photo by: NCSU
Out Of State Co.
Comment: nymph; NCSU specimen
Photo by: NCSU
Out Of State Co.
Comment: nymph; NCSU specimen
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen
Photo by: Jaime M. Simancas
Guilford Co.
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Photo by: Jaime M. Simancas
Guilford Co.
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Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Grassy field near trees.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Grassy field near trees.
Photo by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner
Beaufort Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312122401