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Heliria fitchi (Ball, 1925) - No Common Name     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger
© Brian Bockhahn
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description A greenish-brown species with a double-lobed pronotal crest, but not as strongly lobed as in H. cristata. The wings have dark venation and a smoky, brown mark at the tips.
distribution Eastern United States
abundance Rare with a couple records from the western Piedmont and mountains.
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habitat Has been found in higher elevation mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates Quercus alba (white oak), Q. montana (chestnut oak) (Wallace 2014)
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments This genus is in the process of being taxonomically revised.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
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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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tribe Telamonini
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Species Photo Gallery for Heliria fitchi No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Stokes Co.
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Photo by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
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Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper