Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Stirellus obtusus (Van Duzee)
Explanation of Names
Stirellus bicolor (Van Duzee 1892)
Size
4 mm (A. Hamilton comment)
Identification
Distinguished from other greyish leafhoppers by very narrow head, with eyes separated by only their own width.
Two color forms; one occurs in cooler temperatures, the other in hot summers. The bright colors are brought out by longer day lengths and higher temperatures. --Per Dr. Hamilton's comments
Winter forms:
Summer forms:
Range
e. US (NJ-NE to FL-TX) to Brazil -
Map (1)(2)Food
General grass feeder including Andropogon spp. (Whitcomb et al. 1972)
Remarks
S. bicolor and S. obtutus are photoperiodically induced color forms of a single species. (Whitcomb et al. 1972)
Print References
Van Duzee, E.P. (1892) New North American Homoptera - IV. The Canadian Entomologist 24: 113–117.
Whitcomb R.F., Kramer J.P., Coan M.E. (1972)
Stirellus bicolor and
S. obtutus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae): Winter and summer forms of a single species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 65: 797–798.
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