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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 |