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Paraphlepsius collitus - No Common Name


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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: PendariniSubgenus: Gamarex
Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1903)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A mottled species [usually] with dark, densely retiulate wings with many pale, white spots. These spots form very indistinct pale diagonal bands. The scutellum, pronotum, and head are yellowish, contrasting sharply with the dark wings; in some individuals, the pronotum has dark brown mottling but the yellowish base is still present and visible. The crown is broadly rounded and not strongly produced, weakly angled to the face. The female pregenital sternite has lobed lateral margins; the posterior margin is } shaped, with a median projection that has a slit in the middle. The concave margins to the side of the median projection have a dark border. The male subgenital plates are triangular, with rounded lateral margins. Males are 4.8-5.8 mm long, while females are 4.9-6.4 mm long (Hamilton 1975).

For diagrams of this species, see: Dmitriev. For additional images of this species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Common throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains (Hamilton 1975).
Abundance: A somewhat common species with scattered records across the state in all three regions; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in grassy, brushy areas and forest edge; also mixed hardwood forest and open woodlands.
Plant Associates: Has been found on sweetgum.
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a black light.
Comment: NOTE: This species externally resembles P. eburneolus and P. fulvidorsum, with dark wings and a pale, tan thorax and head. However, note that fulvidorsum has a strongly produced crown that is noticeably pointed; the crowns in the other two species are more rounded and not as long. Additionally, eburneolus tends to have much darker wings than fulvidorsum while collitus tends to have paler wings.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius collitus No Common Name

Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ted Wilcox
Watauga Co.
Comment: unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female; 6.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female; 6.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female; 6.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female; 6.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female; 6.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 5.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 5.3 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 5.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 5.3 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 5.3 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 5.8 mm
Photo by: Lior Carlson
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: resting on leaf surface, woodland edge, low vegetation
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female, 5.3 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood forest; female, mm
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light. 		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: UV, CFL lights at night, cove forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: UV, CFL lights at night, cove forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat
Photo by: Amanda Auxier
Pender Co.
Comment: Attracted to white CFL porch light in semi-wooded residential area.		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm; male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm; male		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm; male
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 5.3 mm; male		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light		Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
Burke Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz Attrcted to Light
Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Caught Sweeping		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf, Patrick Coin
Halifax Co.
Comment: grassy area and mixed hardwood forest edge near pine forest