Planicephalus flavocostatus Van Duzee 1892    Synonyms: Deltocephalus flavocostatus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Cicadellidae   >   Genus Planicephalus   

Status:

Planicephalus flavicosta can only be differentiated from Planicephalus flavocostatus through dissection. Thus, all records formerly on this page have been moved to the Planicephalus sp. species page

Description:

"Adult: dark brown to blackish with yellow strip along anterior two-thirds of costa, terminating in a short white oblique dash; another short white dash nearer to wingtip, projecting at right-angles in from costa; several whitish dots on front of head; legs pale brown; eyes large, dark brown" (BugGuide, 2015).

There are 11 records in the project database.

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A Deltocephalus flavocostatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Verified by Kyle Kittelberger/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Deltocephalus flavocostatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Deltocephalus flavocostatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/6/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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