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Scaphoideus productus Osborn, 1900 - No Common Name     Cicadellidae Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger
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description Brownish overall. The crown is white with a thin dark brown marginal line. There is an orange to dark brown mark in front of the eyes. The face is brown to yellow, with a dark brown area under the medial half of the eyes; there are several dark brown lines below the crown margin. The pronotum is light brown or orange with an interrupted white cruciate mark. The scutellum is yellowish to orange, with the posterior part whitish. The wings are brownish with white patches; the wing tips are dark, and the wing venation is dark brown. Males are pale on the underside, and the female pregenital sternite (sternite #7) is white with a brown posterior area. The adult female is 6.1 mm long. (Barnett 1976)
distribution Eastern United States
abundance Several records from the mountains and Piedmont; probably under collected.
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habitat ?
plant associates ?
behavior Can probably be attracted at night with a light.
comments Note- the specimens at the NCSU insect collection for this species differed visually; perhaps phenotypic variation, or perhaps one of these has been misidentified.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
list_type [Official:] [Provisional:]
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
subgenus Latenus

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus productus No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; male		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female