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| description |
A fairly distinctively-marked species, with an orange/white color pattern. The base color of the head, pronotum, scutellum, and forewings is whitish, with a series of ochraceous/orange markings surrounded by darker borders across the entire hopper. The face is pale yellowish and the lora yellow; the underside of the thorax and pregenital part of the abdomen are yellow-brown. The terminalia are yellowish-brown, the legs pale yellow, and the abdominal sternites and tergites of the female are dark brown. Adult males are 2.4-2.6 mm long for their body, females are 2.5-2.7 mm. (Toth et al., 2017)
For more images of this species, see: BG. |
| distribution |
Native to Korea and introduced in at least Europe and North America. Seemingly first detected in the United States in the Midwestern region, in Missouri in 2020; it has since been rapidly expanding across the United States. |
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Rare, recorded from a single county in the Piedmont, but this species is expanding and likely to turn up in other counties. |
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Ulmus pumila, U. minor, U. parvifolia, Tilia spp. (3I) |
| behavior |
Can be attracted at night with a light. |
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[Native:]
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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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Erythroneurini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Tautoneura polymitusa No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Robert Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper |  | Photo by: Robert Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: State record |
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