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This species has a rather narrow, almost horn-like pronotum which is very atypical for Telamona. Females have narrower, higher pronotal crests than males, whose crest has a much wider, triangular shaped base. This species is greenish-brown, with the crest usually a slightly darker coloration, and there tends to be scattered white speckling across the pronotum.
For more pics of this species, see: BG.
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Eastern North America |
| abundance |
Rare, a single record from the mountains but likely more abundant, just undetected. |
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Unknown |
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Can be attracted at night with a light. |
| comments |
The rather narrow, almost horn-like pronotum is very atypical for Telamona species, giving T. tarda visual similarity to Palonica/Glossonotus. However, the species in which there is the most difficulty separating from tarda is Telamona decorata. Males of decorata could be confused with tarda, and vice versa. Females of tarda have a much higher pronotum than decorata, and a majority of decorata males have the distinct quadrate pronotum, though some can have a more rounded, horn-like pronotum. The pronotum though is smaller in decorata males than tarda, and not as thickened at the base as in some tarda. T. decorata is also much more widespread and common than tarda. However, there is a bit of a gray area between the two species and an identification may therefore not be possible. |
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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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Telamonini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Telamona tarda No Common Name |
 | Photo by: J. Allen Ratzlaff
Buncombe Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1043859; ID det. by Matt Wallace; "probably a female" |  | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, at light |
 | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, at light |  | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male, at light |
 | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: male, at light |
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