Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Balcanocerus fitchi (Van Duzee, 1909) - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

This species has a couple prominent whitish and blackish marks on the costa of the wings, thin whitish streaks on the costa with a hook facing inwards near the commissure. The vertex is yellow with two large black spots; the pronotum is yellow to orange-brown with large spots of yellow-brown and irregular brownish-black spots along the anterior margin, and there can be a yellowish midline. The scutellum is yellowish-orange with brownish lateral triangles. The male subgenital plates are long and narrow, rounded at the apex. The female pregenital sternite has an evenly produced posterior margin, lacking any median emargination. Adult males are 5.4-5.8 mm long, females are 5.7-6.2 mm. (Freytag 1965)

For more images of this species, see: BG.

Nymphs range in color from brown to black, with black markings on the head and/or pronotum.

distribution

Largely a northeastern North American species, previously known as far south as Virginia and now known from North Carolina.

abundance

Recorded recently from the low mountains and Piedmont; can occur locally in high numbers on host plant.

seasonal_occurrence

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habitat

Open forest

plant associates

Feeds mainly on Rosaceae: on hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) and crab apple (Malus), occasionally on apple or pear and has been reported from elm. (Chandler & Hamilton, 2017)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

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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tribe

Idiocerini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Balcanocerus fitchi No Common Name
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Species Photo Gallery for Balcanocerus fitchi No Common Name