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Stictocephala militaris
Photo#303977
Copyright © 2009
Scott Justis
Hopper Nymph ID -
Stictocephala militaris
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
July 12, 2009
Size: ~7mm
Found on wild grape vine.
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Contributed by
Scott Justis
on 14 July, 2009 - 4:10pm
Last updated 8 February, 2021 - 6:54pm
Moved
Moved from
Stictolobus subulatus
.
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Solomon Hendrix
, 8 February, 2021 - 6:54pm
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Moved
Moved from
Stictolobus
.
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john and jane balaban
, 15 July, 2009 - 9:40am
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Stictolobus
Sorry-duplicate comment
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Andy Hamilton
, 15 July, 2009 - 8:52am
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Stictolobus
A relative of Ceresa - if you look really closely, you can see a single curved abdominal process (like those of Ceresa) overlapping the tip of the thoracic crest.
As for the species, it isn't S. lateralis which is a midwestern species whose nymph has a rounded crest and brown legs, according to a slide sent to me by Chris Dietrich. It is probably S. subulatus, since the only other species (S. trilineatus) has not been reported farther east than TN, a long way from the coast of VA. The host for that species is Taxodium distichum. Could this nymph have fallen from a cypress tree onto a nearby grapevine?
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Andy Hamilton
, 15 July, 2009 - 8:28am
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There are some...
young cypress trees nearby as well as some eastern red cedars. I will request a guide page for S. subulatus. Thanks!
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Scott Justis
, 15 July, 2009 - 8:46am
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Cypress
Please watch for adults so we can confirm this identification (whacking branches above a white sheet spread on the ground will usually dislodge what is there).
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Andy Hamilton
, 15 July, 2009 - 8:54am
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I hope the adults..
are as cooperative as this nymph. It hardly moved while I took the images. This has so far been a good year for hoppers. Seems like every time I go out, I find something I haven't seen before.
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Scott Justis
, 15 July, 2009 - 8:58am
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you just excelled!
It had been one of my great hopes that someone would collect the nymphs on cypress, but nobody seemed interested.
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Andy Hamilton
, 15 July, 2009 - 9:22am
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