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Erythroneura cancellata - No Common Name



© Kyle Kittelberger- note coloration

© Kyle Kittelberger

© Kyle Kittelberger- note diamond pattern

© Kyle Kittelberger- paler individual
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: TyphlocybinaeTribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (McAtee, 1920)
Identification
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Description: A very distinctive species with a bold orange and reddish-brown color pattern, unlikely to be confused with anything else. The dark brown outer wing pattern forms an inner diamond-shaped figure with red and white marks on the inside. In some individuals, the inside of the wings lack most orange markings, leaving most of the area white instead. The center of the scutellum is also white. The top of the head, pronotum, and lateral triangles of the scutellum are concolorous with the base of the wings and are a dark reddish-brown; the wing tips are also dark. The face is pale, as is the underside of the thorax except for the mesosternum, which is dark. Adults are 3.2-3.4 mm long. (Dmitriev & Dietrich, 2007)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Central and eastern United States (3I)
Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and mountains where it is fairly uncommon; possibly more abundant across the state in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest habitat.
Plant Associates: Cercis canadensis (3I)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
Status: Native
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See also Habitat Account for Rich Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests

Species Photo Gallery for Erythroneura cancellata No Common Name

Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Came to UV light. Yard near woods.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Came to UV light. Yard near woods.
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: attracted at night with a light
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: female
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat