Erythroneura cf. delicata

Typhlocybine Leafhopper



Erythroneura cf. delicata, Leafhopper

Family: Cicadellidae

Subfamily: Typhlocybinae

Length: 2.9-3.2 mm

 

Wild Grape and Buckeye trees are the preferred feeding grounds for Erythroneura delicata.

While there are no West Virginia published records for this species, it has been collected in numerous locations near West Virginia, in Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland.

The hopper shown here was photographed in West Virginia on 1 May 2007.

The markings may be yellow (especially in recently molted adults), orange, or red.



Erythroneura delicata, Leafhopper photo


Insects of West Virginia