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Macrosteles superior Kwon & Kwon, 2022 - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

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description A pale yellow to yellowish-green species. The vertex spot pattern is isolated and sometimes partly reduced. The face has the dark transverse bands [typical of other similar species] reduced. The male subgenital plates taper to produced apices and have 7 macrostetae along the lateral margins. Males are 3.6-3.9 mm long, females are 3.7-4.1 mm. (Kwon & Kwon, 2022)
distribution Rare, this species has only been collected twice, in North Carolina (where it was described from) and Massachusetts. (Kwon & Kwon, 2022)
abundance Rare, known from a single collecting date from a single county in the mountains; likely under-collected.
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behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
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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 Macrostelini
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