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A fairly dark and variable species, with two main forms. The vertex is mostly a dark brown to blackish color, sometimes with some small pale spots to either side of a whitish midline. The anteclypeus (lower part of the face) is brown or black, while the pronotum is dark brown or blackish with some white speckling. The scutellum is largely dark, with a pale midline between two dark lateral triangles. The underside of the thorax is entirely dark. In the nominate form, the dorsum is yellow or white, with a red, orange, brown or blackish color pattern on the wings that contrasts with pale patches. In form "bicolorata" the basal half of the wings is entirely dark, contrasting with the much paler distal half of the wings. Adults are 2.7-2.9 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007) |
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Eastern and central United States (3I) |
| abundance |
Rare, recorded from a few counties in the Piedmont and mountains; possibly more abundant in the right habitat. |
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Vitis sp. (3I) |
| behavior |
Can be attracted at night with a light. |
| comments |
Form 'bicolorata' is very distinctive, but the nominate form of this species could be confused with other Erasmoneura species. E. vulnerata has a similar pattern but is typically not as uniformly dark. It has pale lines on the head, rather than small pale spots, and there are slight differences in the wing pattern. E. fulmina is also similar to some individuals (those that lack bold white wing markings near the scutellum) of E. atra and E. nigra, both of which are very dark, but again there are differences in color pattern. E. nigra and atra have different head and pronotal markings (tend to be darker). The wings also differ in the extent of dark coloration and shape/location of pale spots. |
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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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Erythroneurini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Erasmoneura fulmina No Common Name |
 | Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: tentative |  | Photo by: J. Allen Ratzlaff
Buncombe Co.
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 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: male |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: male |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: male |  | Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper |
 | Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper |  | Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
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