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Chlorotettix capensis (Sanders & DeLong, 1922) - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Bo Sullivan- note yellowish color
© Bo Sullivan
© Bo Sullivan- male, note plates
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description A yellowish species with an orange ring around the ocellus; the forewings are yellowish subhyaline. The eye color is either yellow or red. The crown is angularly produced, with the median length slightly longer than the length next to the eye. The male subgenital plates are broadly rounded apically, not reaching the apex of the pygofer. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin with a broad excavation- the median of the excavation has a deep V-shaped notch, bordered with brown; the lateral angles are rounded. Adult males are 5.3-5.9 mm long, females are 5.7-6.3 mm. (Cwikla 1988)
distribution Southeastern United States- previously only known from Florida and Georgia, now known to occur as far north as North Carolina.
abundance Recently recorded from a couple counties in the Sandhills, likely under collected and more abundant in the Coastal Plain. Reported to occur in Florida from June through February (Cwikla 1988).
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habitat Has been found in regenerated farmland.
plant associates Maiden cane (Panicum hemitomum; Cwikla 1988)
behavior
comments This species resembles Chlorotettix tunicatus and C. floridanus but can be separated by the genitalia (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 capensis No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; regenerated farmland
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; regenerated farmland		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; regenerated farmland
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; regenerated farmland		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; regenerated farmland
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: male; regenerated farmland		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm