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Scaphoideus angustatus - No Common Name     Cicadellidae Members: NC Records Public View


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view

© Kyle Kittelberger- top view

© Kyle Kittelberger- female, underside

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description A brownish-orange color overall. The crown is white with a dark brown marginal line that expands onto the crown. There is a golden brown mark that resembles a stretched out W in front of the eyes, with a much thicker orange band behind that. The face is yellowish with several brown lines below the crown margin. The pronotum is yellowish-orange, with some grayish markings. The scutellum is mostly a yellowish-white, with two lateral orange triangles in the corners. The wings are yellowish-orange, with yellow-brown wing venation and some darker and paler cells. The legs are yellowish-white with black spots on the side. The underside is orange-brown with some dark markings. The female pregenital sternite is yellow with a dark brown posterior mark; there is a shallow medial posterior notch. Adult males are 5.8-6.5 mm long, while females are 7.1 mm. (Barnett 1976)
distribution Eastern United States (Barnett 1976)
abundance Rare, recorded from a county in both the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Probably mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates Black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia (Barnett 1976)
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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Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus angustatus No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper