Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

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

synonym

description

Typically has yellowish wings and pronotum, with concolorous wing venation; the head is pale, and the tips of the wings after the apical crossveins are hyaline. Some individuals, particularly tenerals and fresh adults, may be paler in color.

distribution

A global genus, found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. A number of species are introduced in North America.

abundance

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

plant associates

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

Edwardsiana is a tough genus to identify. First, it closely resembles some of the other 'non-descript yellowish' genera and species within Typhlocybini such as Zonocyba and Fagocyba. For example, it could be confused with with Ossiannilssonola serrula, which tends to have a similar yellowish coloration. However, the wing venation is different- in Ossiannilssonola, the apical crossveins tend to more or less form a line, whereas Edwardsiana (like Empoa) has a jagged, zigzag apical crossvein pattern. A detailed pic of the wings is therefore necessary to get a ense of which genus these yellowish individuals belong to. Furthermore, Edwardsiana is a more slender genus, with comparatively longerwings and a thinner but longer head.

Second, there are a number of Edwardsiana species in North America, some native (particularly further West) but many introduced from the Old World, and most of these various species likely can't be identified from pics alone as they tend to have a similar yellowish coloration. In the eastern United States, these species include the following: ariadne, candidula, lethierryi, plebeja, prunicola, and rosae.

E. rosae has been recorded once in North Carolina, but since there are multiple Edwardsiana species in the eastern United States that could potentially also occur in North Carolina, this page will serve as a catch-all for members of this genus that are only photographed. Further collecting of Edwardsiana will help reveal whether any species other than rosae occur in North Carolina.

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

Typhlocybini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Edwardsiana unidentified species No Common Name
	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/51953212	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51953212
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52211841	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52211841
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52299810	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52088770 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51953205	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51953205
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51728453 - unid_leafhopper	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/53007348
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53007348	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Edwardsiana unidentified species No Common Name