Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Telamona monticola - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Tribe: Telamonini
Taxonomic Author: (Fabricius, 1803)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: This species usually has a greenish to brown pronotum with scattered with pale yellowish spots. The pronotal crest is [typically] tall and somewhat block-shaped, edged on the top in red; the posterior edge to the crest may be yellow. The pronotal crest may slope downwards more in males than females, and some individuals can have a small crest. The wing tip is a smoky brown, and the wing venation is brown; the rest of the wing is hyaline. The legs are green to brown. Males tend to be smaller than females, being 10 to 11 mm long compared to 11 mm for females (FSCA).

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern and central North America, as far west as some of the Rocky Mountain states (FSCA)

Abundance: Recorded across the state, uncommon to common. Seasonal distribution: 20 April-18 October (CTNC)

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest

Plant Associates: Quercus falcata, Q. margarettae, Q. nigra, Q. rubra, Q. stellata, Vitis rotundifolia (CTNC); also on Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) (CTGSMNP) Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory), C. ovata (shagbark hickory), C. pallida (sand hickory), Crataegus (hawthorn), Juglans cinerea (butternut), Nyssa sylvatica (blackgum), Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper), Populus grandidentata (bigtooth aspen), Prunus serotina (black cherry), Quercus alba (white oak) [nymphs on this host], Q. bicolor (swamp white oak) [nymphs], Q. coccinea (scarlet oak) [nymphs], Q. ellipsoidalis (northern pin oak), Q. ilicifolia (bear or scrub oak) [nymphs], Q. imbricaria (shingle oak), Q. macrocarpa (bur oak) [nymphs], Q. marilandica (blackjack oak), Q. montana (chestnut oak) [nymphs], Q. muehlenbergii (chinkapin oak), Q. palustris (pin oak), Q. phellos (willow oak), Q. velutina (black oak) [nymphs], Salix (willow), Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (American black elderberry), Smilax (greenbrier), Tilia (basswood) (Wallace 2014).

Behavior: Can be attracted at night.

Comment: This species is unlikely to be confused with other Telamona in much of the eastern United States, though in Florida there is a somewhat similar species, T. dorana, which has a much broder, larger, and more rounded pronotal crest.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Telamona monticola No Common Name
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	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male
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Telamona monticola - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Telamona monticola No Common Name