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Sanctanus sanctus (Say, 1830) - No Common Name     Cicadellidae Members: NC Records Public View

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description Adults are 4.0-5.0 mm long. Whitish overall with a brownish band across the wings. The vertex is whitish with a couple small fuscous spots near the apex. The wings are whitish, with a cruciform-shaped brownish band that is bordered with black. The female pregenital sternite is slightly notched in the middle of the posterior margin. Male genital plates are long and slender; the apexes are blunt. (DeLong 1948)

For images of this species, see: BG.

distribution Eastern United States
abundance Recorded from a few counties in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare.
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habitat Brushy areas
plant associates Herbaceous plants
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
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status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
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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
subgenus Sanctanus

Species Photo Gallery for Sanctanus sanctus No Common Name

Photo by: J L
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: J L
Davidson Co.
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