Saddleback Leafhopper Colladonus clitellarius (Say, 1830)    Synonyms: Saddled Leafhopper.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Cicadellidae   >   Genus Colladonus   

Status:

Widespread in the eastern U.S.

Description:

Large yellow "saddle" on back combined with alternating brown and white bands on head and thorax are diagnostic. On some individuals, these bands may be yellow, and the narrow white saddle border may be absent. The bi-colored eye is an extension of the head band pattern.

There are 152 records in the project database.

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A Saddleback Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2020). Verified by T. Hedlund/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2014). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Harford Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/26/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/5/2015). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/8/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/22/2020). Verified by Solomon Hendrix/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/25/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Harford Co., Maryland (8/24/2014). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Howard Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/8/2015). Verified by Ross Hill/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/15/2007). Determined by Sharon Warner/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/4/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Saddleback Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Saddleback Leafhopper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/5/2016). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)


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