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| description |
A dirty grayish-green species that can fade to a dirty yellowish color, mottled with darker reddish-brown markings on the pronotum. Males have a broad and dark oblique fascia broadening from the costa to cover most of the pronotal crest that is definite (there is a broad light stripe on the anterior and posterior margins of the crest), whereas females have a weaker fascia that may only be emphasized on the margin and a more quadrangular pronotal crest. The pronotum is long, acute, with a broad crest, and quadrangular in shape, being inclined posteriorly and sloping anteriorly: the crest is obliquely truncate with the anterior angle roundedly rectangular and the posterior one obtuse with an upright margin that rounds into the rest of the pronotum. Adult females are 10 mm long, 6 mm wide, and 5 mm in height (Kopp & Yonke 1974)
For more pics of this species, see: BG. |
| distribution |
Eastern North America, as far south as North Carolina and Oklahoma (Deitz & Wallace 2012, Kopp & Yonke 1974) |
| abundance |
Rare but likely overlooked, recently recorded from a couple counties in the mountains. Likely more abundant where Basswood is present. |
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Forested areas |
| plant associates |
Primarily associated with American Basswood (Tilia americana); also Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.), Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), White Oak (Quercus alba), Bur Oak (Q. macrocarpa), Chinkapin Oak (Q. muehlenbergii), Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra), and Black Oak (Q. velutina). (Wallace 2014, Kopp & Yonke 1974) |
| behavior |
Can be attracted at night with a light. |
| comments |
This species is intermediate between Telamona spreta and Telamona reclivata, particularly resembling spreta but with definite markings in males (Kopp & Yonke 1974); note the difference in pronotal crest shape as well between the two species. It is also quite similar to Telamona decorata, but note that the darker coloration on the pronotum is more uniformly solid and much darker than in tiliae and that the pronotal shape also differs in many individuals between the two species (it can be much broader and tends to be more rounded in decorata). |
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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 tiliae Basswood Treehopper |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: came to sheet by UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: came to sheet by UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: attracted to UV light |  | Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper |
 | Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper |  | Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_treehopper |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: came to UV light |
 | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: came to UV light |  | Photo by: tom ward
Buncombe Co.
Comment: came to UV light |
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