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Dorydiella floridana Baker, 1897 - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Nick Spigler- note pattern and shape

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description The head is broader and longer than the prothroax, and is angulate and inclined upwards; it is broadly rounded too. The wings are long and narrow, tapering to a point at the apex. There are four apical cells and two ante-apical cells in the wing, with two longitudinal veins within the clavus. The costal margin of the wing is a bold, contrasting white color. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin on the middle third produced more than the posterior lateral angles, forming a pair of rounded apical lobes at the apex. (Crowder, 1952)

Nymphs are brownish overall, covered entirely with various dark specks (similar to the adult coloration). There are two narrow brown stripes along the pale median line. The lateral margins of the abdominal tergites are dark brown. The venter is dark brown, with the face having numerous dark specks, and the apex of the face has pale and dark spots. Nymphs are 8.3-8.7 mm long. (Dmitriev, 2009)

For additional images and diagrams of this species, see: BG and TaxonPages.

distribution Primarily southeastern United States; reported as far north as MA and NH (Chandler & Hamilton, 2017)
abundance Rare, a single record from the Coastal Plain.
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habitat Has been previously found in freshwater marsh/meadow habitat (Chandler & Hamilton, 2017; Crowder, 1952) and sandy areas within freshwater lagoons (DeLong, 1923a, 1923b).
plant associates Has been recorded from nutrush (Scleria verticillata) and blunt spikerush (Eleocharis obtusa) (Chandler & Hamilton, 2017).
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
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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
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tribe Pendarini
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Species Photo Gallery for Dorydiella floridana No Common Name

Photo by: Nick Spigler and Colin Krug
Cumberland Co.
Comment: Attracted to a DIY moth-sheet setup. Actually stayed until morning. Pretty calm. Species was IDed by Kyle Kittelberger on iNat, was told to report here due to the significance. Dorydiella floridana - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Nick Spigler and Colin Krug
Cumberland Co.
Comment: Attracted to a DIY moth-sheet setup. Actually stayed until morning. Pretty calm. Species was IDed by Kyle Kittelberger on iNat, was told to report here due to the significance