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A dark to dull green species with the claval vein on each wing bluish. The apical fourth of the wings are smoky, particularly the apical cells, contrasting with the green venation, and there is a prominent black spot near the apex of the inner basal cells. The vertex has pale mottling, and the anterior half of the pronotum and scutellum are yellowish-brown. The female pregenital sternite is angularly produced to the center of the posterior margin, where a broad tooth is sometimes notched in the middle and formed by an oblique notch on either side; the posterior margin ends in a sharp point on either side of this notch. The male subgenital plates are long and narrow, about six times as long as the width at the base. Adults are 3.5 mm long. (DeLong, 1931)
For more pics of this species, see: BG. |
distribution |
Transcontinental though primarily northern distribution, across the northern United States and southern Canada; listed as previously being collected as far south as Virginia (TW). Now known to occur as far south as the southern Appalachians in North Carolina. |
abundance |
Rare, one recent record from the mountains. Likely under-collected and more widespread. |
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habitat |
Woodlands |
plant associates |
Feeds on alders (Alnus sp.), but also collected from hazelnut and witch-hazel (Chandler and Hamilton, 2017). |
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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Species Photo Gallery for Kyboasca atrolabes No Common Name |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687740502_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Found on Alder - unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687740502_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Found on Alder - unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687740502_2.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Found on Alder - unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnKyboasca_atrolabes1687794784.jpg) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Found on Alder; first state record |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnKyboasca_atrolabes1687794815.jpg) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Found on Alder; first state record | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1687831896_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1688090483_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1688090483_1.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1688090484_2.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnunid_leafhopper1688090484_3.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |
![](photos_records/2023/06/tnKyboasca_atrolabes1688093571.jpg) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: | ![](photos_records/2023/06/tnKyboasca_atrolabes1688093630.jpg) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: |
![](photos_records/2023/07/tnunid_leafhopper1688259922_0.JPG) | Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper |