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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.

… Solomon Hendrix, 8 February, 2021 - 6:54pm

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Moved

Moved from Stictolobus.

… john and jane balaban, 15 July, 2009 - 9:40am

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Stictolobus

Sorry-duplicate comment

… 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?

… 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!

… 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).

… 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.

… 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.

… Andy Hamilton, 15 July, 2009 - 9:22am

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