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Graminella plana (DeLong, 1924) - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Rob Van Epps- note pattern
© Kyle Kittelberger- note blunt head
© John Rosenfeld- note coloration
© John Rosenfeld- note pale face and black dots
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description A pale yellowish-orange species with four small but prominent black dots on the anterior margin of the vertex; the ocelli are also black, giving the impression of two more dots. The vertex is bluntly angled, one-fourth wider between the eyes than the median length. The face is pale, concolorous with the vertex. The wings are yellowish-orange with pale venation. The female pregenital sternite has short lateral margins, with rounded lobes on either side of a broad, sunken, truncated or slightly produced portion in the middle of the segment that is embrowned. The male subgenital plates are short and broad, with broad apices that are bluntly rounded. Adults are around 3.5-4.0 mm long. (DeLong & Mohr 1937)

Nymphs are pale with two bold longitudinal lines running from the tip of the vertex to the tip of the abdomen. They have spots along the margin of the characteristic, characteristic of the adults.

For additional images of this species, see: BG.

distribution Eastern and central North America
abundance Recorded from several counties across the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Has been found near mixed hardwood forest and in grassy areas.
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behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments G. plana could be confused with G. fitchii. G. plana is more orange than the yellowish-brown of fitchii and has black vertex spots that are not quite as bold as those in fitchii. Additionally, the wing venation and thoracic lines are much bolder in fitchii compared to plana, which lacks the thoracic lines. The genital characteristics are also distinct, and fitchii is also slightly larger. It may also be confused with the very similar G. oquaka, though this species lacks the black dots along the anterior margin of the vertex.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
list_type [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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tribe Deltocephalini
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Species Photo Gallery for Graminella plana No Common Name

Photo by: Luke Armstrong
Wake Co.
Comment: first posted to iNaturalist		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female		Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female		Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: John Rosenfeld
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 4.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 4.3 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 4.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 4.3 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 4.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 4.3 mm		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a grassy field.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a grassy field. 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a grassy field.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a grassy field.