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Rhynchomitra microrhina (Walker) - No Common Name     DICTYOPHARIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- note sharp pointed head
© Kyle Kittelberger- note long slender head
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph
© Kyle Kittelberger- nymph
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description A green species with a long, tapered, sharply pointed head. The legs and outer margin of part of the wings can be orange-brown, and the wing venation is green. For more images of a pinned adult, see here: UDEL. Nymphs are light brownish-orange overall, showing the characteristicly long, tapered head found in the adult.
distribution Eastern United States; also Belize (UDEL)
abundance A somewhat common species, found across the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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habitat Has been found in grassy fields, as well as near mixed hardwood forest.
plant associates Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush, Rubiaceae), Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass, Poaceae), Hibiscus moscheutos (crimsoneyed rosemallow, Malvaceae) (UDEL)
behavior Can occasionally 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 Rhynchomitra microrhina No Common Name

Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Halifax Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat; a nymph		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Halifax Co.
Comment: grassy field-type habitat; a nymph
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: tall grassy habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: tall grassy habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: tall grassy habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: tall grassy habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn
Stanly Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV Light		Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman
Durham Co.
Comment: unid_planthopper
Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman
Durham Co.
Comment: unid_planthopper		Photo by: Randy L Emmitt
Orange Co.
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Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: came to lights stayed at the top of the sheet.		Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: Landed on my car, came from the mulch pile.
Photo by: Randy Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: Landed on my car, came from the mulch pile.		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58766954
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58766954		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58766954
Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Scott Bolick
Forsyth Co.
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Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888754		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888754
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888754		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
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