Fitchana vitellina

Seems to match photos and descriptions of this species. There is at least one documented occurrence in Minnesota from the Cedar Creek Ecological Reserve.

https://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/021014128ap.html
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/account_photo/16641_4.jpg
https://pbase.com/tmurray74/image/84802750
https://pbase.com/tmurray74/image/84802995

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thanks so much for not overlooking these little guys, slowly but surely, we're building a nice collection of them. Posted 4 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  I've got a number of them in my files and have identified about 30 with some confidence. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    That's great. A few months ago, we only had a few dozen, now we're near a 100. Just shows how productive "mothing" is :) Posted 4 years ago

The Fitchana vitellina

Fitchana vitellina is a small orange leafhopper. The head yellow, moderately pointed, with greenish eyes in live individuals; scutellum yellow centrally, brown laterally; forewing light brown with numerous clear spots; dark oblique band at base, and another near middle of wing (each band forms a V shape in dorsal view of insect at rest); legs yellowish, darker at joints.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Gary B