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Stictocephala nr. stimulea - Unknown Stictocephala Species     MEMBRACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- note overall size
© Robby Deans- note dark legs
© Ted Wilcox- note red-brown edges
© Scott Bolick- note dotted appearance
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description This species is greenish with dense pale whitish spots across the pronotum. The outer margins and apices of the suprahumeral horns, as well as the ridge of the pronotal crest, are edged in reddish-brown (white some pale speckling). The pronotum is fairly boxy overall. The legs are reddish-brown to dark brown. The rest of the body is green. At least 7-7.4 mm (female) in length.
distribution From southern Canada through the southeastern United States
abundance Uncommon to rare, scattered records across the state.
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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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tribe Ceresini
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Species Photo Gallery for Stictocephala nr. stimulea Unknown Stictocephala Species

Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7 mm		Photo by: Matthew Goulding Guilin
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Matthew Goulding Guilin
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: iNat record: 87303513
Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87303513***(c) Scott Bolick, all rights reserved| Public Positional Accuracy=6 m Elevation=773.5 feet		Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: iNat record: 87303480
Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87303480***(c) Scott Bolick, all rights reserved| Public Positional Accuracy=7 m Elevation=773.7 feet		Photo by: scott_bolick - Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87303480***(c) Scott Bolick, all rights reserved| Public Positional Accuracy=7 m Elevation=773.7 feet
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: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: female; 7.4 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: female; 7.4 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: female; 7.4 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: female; 7.4 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Transylvania Co.
Comment: female; 7.4 mm
Photo by: smbirdsnstuff
Pender Co.
Comment: iNat record: 82557267		Photo by: smbirdsnstuff
Pender Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82557267***(c) smbirdsnstuff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)| Public Positional Accuracy=13983 m
Photo by: jfox16
Davidson Co.
Comment: iNat record: 6664471		Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: iNat record: 329143035
Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329143035***(c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)| Public Positional Accuracy=20 m Elevation=924.2 feet		Photo by: hydaticus - Robby Deans
Forsyth Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329143035***(c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)| Public Positional Accuracy=20 m Elevation=924.2 feet