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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) » Microleafhoppers (Typhlocybinae) » Erythroneurini » Eratoneura
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Orange Patterned Hopper - Eratoneura
Copyright © 2007 Ashley Bradford

Orange Patterned Hopper - Eratoneura
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
November 14, 2007
This tiny hopper was on the ceiling of my front porch last night, attracted to the light. I couldn't tell when it looked like when I shot it, so was surprised to see this when I viewed it on my monitor. Went out to try to get a better shot but it was gone.

I've never seen a hopper like this before! Does someone know what it is?
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 15 November, 2007 - 12:39pm
Last updated 5 May, 2011 - 6:58pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Eratoneura.
… v belov, 5 May, 2011 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Erythroneura.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 29 December, 2007 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Erythroneura subgenus Eratoneura
This is one of very many species that were formerly placed in the "maculata-group" of Erythroneura, that was named as a subgenus in the 1950s and has lately been elevated to generic rank.

That's an example of "hierarchal inflation" ... when experts have accepted something for a long time, it tends to get raised to a higher hierarchal level (subfamily to family, for example) even without any additional information verifying this change. Time will tell whether this is justified, or not.
… Andy Hamilton, 16 November, 2007 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much!
The field of taxonomy must be hard to keep up with! I got an answer elsewhere that it is Erythroneura comes - would you agree?
… Ashley Bradford, 16 November, 2007 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Erythroneura
Certainly the most common species in the genus is the grapevine-feeding Erythroneura comes, but that species cannot be told externally from many other species. It belongs to the subgenus Erythroneura which (usually)has the red spots on the wings more or less fused into red bands or zigzag lines whereas in subgenus Eratoneura they are (usually) broken up into numerous spots. There is a critical wing venation feature that also separates the subgenera, but this can't be seen in your photo.
… Andy Hamilton, 21 November, 2007 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

 
Ah, the subtleties
of venation. =) Thanks for the explanation - I like learning about this.
… Ashley Bradford, 21 November, 2007 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

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