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| description |
Yellowish or white with orange-red stripes on the wings and a distinctive band of dark blotches across the wings before the apical cells; this pattern is characteristic of this species. There is an inverted yellow V extending across the pronotum and vertex, with the vertex midline pale. The scutellum is either completely dark or pale with darker lateral triangles; sometimes in darker individuals the dark mesonotum is visible through the pronotum. The underside of the thorax is entirely dark, and the abdomen is dark dorsally (typically visible through the wings). Adults are 2.8-3.2 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2009)
For more images of this species, see: BG. |
| distribution |
Eastern and central North America, as far south as North Carolina and Tennessee (3i) |
| abundance |
Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and mountains, likely more abundant in the right habitat. |
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| habitat |
Forest edge, mixed hardwood forest |
| plant associates |
Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lutea, Betula papyrifera, Betula populifolia, Fagus sp. (3i) |
| behavior |
Can be attracted at night with a light. |
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[Native:]
[Introduced:]
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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 Erythridula praecisa No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. Male |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. Male |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. Yard near woods. |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; females with dark underside to thoraxes |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; females with dark underside to thoraxes |  | Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52744523 |
 | Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Swain Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52744523 |
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