Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Bothriocera datuna Kramer, 1983 - No Common Name CIXIIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

The ground color of the head and pronotum is tawny, with the middle portion of the dorsal surface of the head varying from unmarked to slightly darkened. The face is darker with its lateral edges pale, and the pronotum and tegulae can be either slightly darkened or not; the mesonotum varies from dark yellowish brown to dark reddish brown. The forewings have a prominent dark transverse band, angled inwards towards the commissure. Adult males are 4.6-5.0 mm long, females are 4.5-5.2 mm. (Kramer, 1983)

For more pics of this species, see: BG.

distribution

Southeastern United States (UDEL), as far north as Virginia.

abundance

Uncommon to locally common across the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, with a single record currently from the mountains.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

plant associates

Nymphs are presumed to be root feeders. (UDEL)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

This species has mistakenly been misattributed to Bothriocera maculata in the past.

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

G_rank

S_rank

rank_comments

tribe

Bothriocerini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Bothriocera datuna No Common Name
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: Sweep net
	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; males
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger; males	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56116089	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59239992
	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett '93rndet. C. Bartlett '96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett \'93rndet. C. Bartlett \'96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett \\\'93rndet. C. Bartlett \\\'96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper	Photo by: Charles R. Bartlett Bladen Co. Comment: malerncoll. C. Bartlett \\\\\\\'93rndet. C. Bartlett \\\\\\\'96 as Bothriocera datunarnphotos by S. Hendrix - unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174568118
	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG

Species Photo Gallery for Bothriocera datuna No Common Name