Acinopterus cf. angulatus

Deltocephaline Leafhopper



Acinopterus angulatus, Leafhopper

Family: Cicadellidae

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Length: typically 6.2-6.3 mm

 

Leafhoppers in the genus Acinopterus feed on grasses and herbaceous plants. Often the characteristics of the male internal genitalia are the only traits usable to separate the individual species.

There are 22 Nearctic species in the genus Acinopterus.


Deltocephaline Leafhopper, Acinopterus angulatus head and thorax

 

The individual in the photo is paler than usual for Acinopterus angulatus, and may be a teneral.


Insects of West Virginia