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

© Ken Kneidel- possibly E. luridus
© Ken Kneidel- possibly E. luridus
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph
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distribution North America
abundance Found throughout the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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habitat Mixed hardwood forest and forest edge.
plant associates
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments Eutettix is probably one of the most challenging leafhopper genera to distinguish individuals to species based on photographs. E. pictus is fairly distinct, as are some individuals of E. luridus that have a bold pattern. However, individuals that resemble luridus but with a redder, less bold pattern could represent other species. Eutettix is a genus in dire need of a revision, with the last one occurring in the 1940s. Only a handful of species are known well enough, while many species closely resemble others and therefore cannot be identified without a male being dissected. On top of that, there appears to be at least one undescribed member of this genus in our region and possibly others.

Due to these challenges within identifying some members of this genus without a male specimen that is dissected, and the fact that this genus is in dire need of a taxonomic revision, this page will serve as an umbrella for unidentified Eutettix.

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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Species Photo Gallery for Eutettix unidentified species No Common Name

Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band, still alive		Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: uv lights
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: female, I measured 5.5 mm, but not in good condition, one of several E. luridus I've been finding throughout Charlotte stuck in Tanglefoot on tree bands		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm male, dead, stuck in Tanglefoot on tree band, tree between paved street and pond surrounded by woodland 		Photo by:
Wake Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17551641
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: caught sweeping		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: caught sweeping
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: caught sweeping		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.4 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm male, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm and 5.1 mm males, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm and 5.1 mm males, one of several Eutettix individuals stuck in Tanglefoot on a tree bands on Willow Oaks, Quercus phellos.
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Scotland Co.
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Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male, photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected on sappy tree bands that the city puts up to \"protect\" trees from Fall Cankerworms		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male, photographed by K. Kittelberger; collected on sappy tree bands that the city puts up to "protect" trees from Fall Cankerworms
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.1 mm male, trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.1 mm male, trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.1 mm male, trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak		Photo by: Lior Carlson
Orange Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Lior Carlson
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Lior Carlson
Orange Co.
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Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 5.6 mm, alive, loosely stuck on a tree band with Tanglefoot		Photo by: Robert Deans
Forsyth Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: Found on porch railing near cultivated basil, mint, and thyme		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: Found on porch railing near cultivated basil, mint, and thyme
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: Found on porch railing near cultivated basil, mint, and thyme		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
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Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: On White Oak
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: On White Oak		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: On White Oak
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: On White Oak		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: On White Oak
Photo by: B. Bockhahn
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest