Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

Cantura jucunda (Uhler, 1889) - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

Reddish-orange to orange-brown overall with some milky-white speckling, especially on the wings and pronotum. There is a narrow black line along the margin of the vertex and a more distinct black line along the upper part of the face; between these two black lines is a cream-colored line. There are two longitudinal orange marks on the vertex. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin broadly and convexly rounded; there is a slight indication of a medial notch. The male plates are slender and narrow to a long attenuate apex. Adults are 5.0-6.3 mm long. (Beamer 1937, DeLong 1948)

Nymphs are brownish with some paler mottling.

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distribution

Eastern and central North America, as far west as Wisconsin and Minnesota (Metcalf)

abundance

Uncommon to rare, recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

seasonal_occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

habitat

Woodland areas, open forest, maritime shrub

plant associates

Herbaceous vegetation

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This is one of three members of the genus Cantura, the other two species being O. albonotata and O. cocana. O. albonotata could occur in North Carolina, its been recorded from FL, GA, and VA. This species is dark overall with three pairs of white spots on the clavus and white areoles on the wings. The lines of the vertex margin are often not continuous or parallel. (Beamer 1937)

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

Species Photo Gallery for Cantura jucunda No Common Name
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Carteret Co. Comment: maritime shrub; collected by Bo Sullivan, male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Carteret Co. Comment: maritime shrub; collected by Bo Sullivan, male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Carteret Co. Comment: maritime shrub; collected by Bo Sullivan, male
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to porch light.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to porch light.
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment:

Species Photo Gallery for Cantura jucunda No Common Name