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Oncopsis infumata (Hamilton, 1983) - No Common Name     Cicadellidae Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- male
© Kyle Kittelberger- male; note face
© Kyle Kittelberger- female (phase D)
© Kyle Kittelberger- female; note dark brown face
synonym
description Males are somewhat dark, with the wings evenly smoky brown with 2 pale spots along the commissure (the inner edge of the wings). The face is yellowish with a bold black curved band that extends from one eye to the other. Females are can be colored similar to the males though are not quite as dark, with paler wings. However, there is variation in the female color phases: phase A (7% of individuals) is entirely ferruginous, phase B (15%) is largely ferruginous but with some paler/yellowish areas around the base of the wings, phase C (2%) is similar to phase B but with some paler windows in the wings, phase D (10%) has largely hyaline wings with two black marks along the commissure and some slightly smokey patches on the wings, and phase E (66%) has predominately hyaline wings with minimal smokey tinting as well as reduced marks along the commissure and dark scutellar angles. The face has a circular brown to black mark, and the vertex is sometimes brown. The wings vary from being smokey to mottled with ferruginous and hyaline coloration. Adult males are 4.4-4.8 mm long, while females are 4.4-5.0 mm. (Hamilton 1983)

For a pinned specimen, see: BOLD.

The nymph of this species is pale ferruginous to black, variegated with yellow, or completely ferruginous to brown; see pics below.

distribution Found only in the mountains of North Carolina and barely across the border in Tennessee (Collins Gap, Indian Gap) (Hamilton 1983)
abundance Near endemic to the mountains of North Carolina
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habitat Montane forest
plant associates Birch (Betula spp.), probably yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis) and black birch (B. nigra) (Hamilton 1983)
behavior
comments There are 6 records of Oncopsis concurrens from Swain county on 2003-07-30. O. concurrens is essentially the northern counterpart of O. infumata, and concurrens is found in the Northeastern United States and northeastern Canada. Therefore, it is most likely that these records labeled as concurrens pertain to infumata.

This species is named after the Smoky Mountains (= infumata). (Hamilton 1983)

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 Macropsini
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Species Photo Gallery for Oncopsis infumata No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female, phase E
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens; nymphs
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens; nymphs		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens; nymphs
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens; nymphs		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens; nymphs
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens; nymphs		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; male		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female, phase D		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Macon Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen; female		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Surry Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Surry Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
Comment: Color phase A		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Surry Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
Comment: color phase B		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
Comment: color phase D
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Surry Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Surry Co.
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Surry Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Alleghany Co.
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Alleghany Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Wilkes Co.
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Wilkes Co.
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Photo by: Scott Bolick
Wilkes Co.
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