Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Ribautiana unidentified species - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

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description

Yellowish overall, with a pale yellowish-white head, pronotum, and scutellum (which might have darker lateral triangles). The wings are largely yellow from the base to the apical crossveins. There is a row of dark brown to black smudgy marks in the apices of the inner basal cells, anterior to the crossveins; these marks form a dotted crossband that obliquely angles towards the costal margin (following the apices of the cells). There are a couple spots midway along the inner margin of the third apical cell (the uppermost one). There is also a spot along the costal margin, at the base of the crossvein between the bottom two apical cells; this extra dot along the costal margin is characteristic of Ribautiana and helps separate this species from similar species in Ossiannilssonola. The abdomen is yellow ventrally. Adults are around 3.25 mm long. (Christian, 1953)

distribution

Eastern and central North America

abundance

Scattered records from the Piedmont and mountains, probably more abundant in the right habitat.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Has been found in mixed hardwood forest.

plant associates

See respective species links below.

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

There are a number of native species of Ribautiana that more or less look the same, with yellow wings and two sets of black spots at the wing tips. These native species are: foliosa, multispinosa, parapiscator, piscator, and unca (BG). These species can only reliably be identified to species level by dissecting specimens. Therefore, photographed individuals can only be placed at genus level.

Additionally, there are a couple species of Ribautiana that have been introduced in North America that might range as far south as North Carolina. These species are cruciata and tenerrima (BG). The latter species can probably be separated from the rest of these Ribautiana by its wing coloration: wings tend to be pale with broad yellow longitudinal stripes.

status

[Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]

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[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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Species Photo Gallery for Ribautiana unidentified species No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51953204 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51953204 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52051189
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52078696	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52078696
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52078696	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52088766
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53007352	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: tom ward Buncombe 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: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Wilkes Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Wilkes Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:

Species Photo Gallery for Ribautiana unidentified species No Common Name