Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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53 species for Alamance County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
2 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
19 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAECuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus geometricus
Eutettix luridus
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Norvellina seminuda
Polyamia weedi
Jikradia olitoria
Rugosana querci
15 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Entylia carinata
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma definita
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma flavicephala
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala lutea
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Microcentrus perditus
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
1 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia picta
2 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAECixius nervosus
Melanoliarus aridus
4 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAELiburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Metadelphax propinqua
Pissonotus piceus
Toya idonea
1 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia kirkaldyi
3 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra microrhina
Rhynchomitra recurva
Scolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
2 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
1 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAECyrpoptus belfragei