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| synonym |
Idiocerus pallidus |
| description |
Entirely green, or with the tegmina either entirely smoky or marked with infumose dashes near the tips (Hamilton, 1980). The vertex and face are unicolorous yellow yellow orange, and the male antennal disk is black. The vertex is evenly rounded. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin rounded with a produced median. The male subgenital plates are long, thin, and nearly the same width to the apex. Adult males are 6.0-6.4 mm long, while females are 6.6-7.0 mm; the width of the male head is 2.0-2.1 mm, while it is 2.1-2.2 mm in females. (Freytag, 1965)
For more images of this species, see: BG. |
| distribution |
Widespread across North America, transcontinental (3I) |
| abundance |
Uncommon to rare, a handful of records from across the state. |
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| habitat |
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| plant associates |
Willows (Salix spp.): Salix nigra, S. amygdaloides, S. cordata, S. bebbiana, S. discolor, S. exigua, S. humilis, S. irrorata, S. ligulifolia, S. lutea, S. petiolaris, S. purpurea, S. rigida, S. sericea, S. scouleriana; also Fraxinus spp. and Populus spp. (3I) |
| behavior |
Can be attracted at night with a light. |
| comments |
In contrast with Idiocerus nervatus and other members of the nervatus-group, with which it could be confused due to some similar coloration, P. pallidus lacks the black venation of the hindwings. |
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[Native:]
[Introduced:]
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[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 |
Idiocerini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Populicerus pallidus No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Black Willow (Salex nigra). |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Black Willow (Salex nigra). |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Found on Salex nigra (Black Willow). |  | Photo by: S.V. Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female. det Joel Kits via specimen. 6.1mm in length. |
 | Photo by: S.V. Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female. det Joel Kits via specimen. 6.1mm in length. |  | Photo by: S.V. Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female. det Joel Kits via specimen. 6.1mm in length. |
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