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Chlorotettix vacunus Crumb, 1915 - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Bo Sullivan- note yellowish color

© Bo Sullivan

© Bo Sullivan- male

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description A pale yellow species tinged with green, with the forewing yellowish subyaline. The eyes are yellowish green or yellowish brown. The crown is roundly produced, with the median length almost twice as long as the length next to the eye. The male subgenital plates are as long as the pygofer, triangular with the lateral margin slightly convex and the apex acute. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin with a deep V-shaped excavation extending almost to the anterior margin; the lateral angles are roundly produced and bluntly angled. Adult males are 5.0-5.7 mm long, females are 5.7-6.4 mm. (Cwikla 1988)

For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: 3I.

distribution Eastern United States, primarily the Southeast (Cwikla 1988)
abundance Recorded recently from a single county in the Sandhills, likely under collected and present elsewhere, at least in the Coastal Plain.
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habitat Grassy areas
plant associates Grass (Cwikla 1988)
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comments This species is most similar to C. borealis, but can be distinguished by the lack of aedeagal processes (Cwikla 1988).
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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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tribe Pendarini
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix vacunus No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; state record, ID supported by C. Dietrich
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; state record, ID supported by C. Dietrich
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; state record, ID supported by C. Dietrich
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; state record, ID supported by C. Dietrich
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; state record, ID supported by C. Dietrich
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; state record, ID supported by C. Dietrich