Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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157 species for Ashe County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
6 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
4 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera achatinaPecan Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
89 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Helochara communisBog Leafhopper
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Tylozygus bifidus
Anoscopus serratulae
Acinopterus acuminatus
Amblysellus curtisii
Atanus perspicillatus
Athysanus argentariusSilver Leafhopper
Balclutha incisa
Bandara curvata
CicadellidaeChlorotettix balli
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix galbanatus
Chlorotettix lusorius
CicadellidaeChlorotettix unicolor
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix viridius
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Colladonus brunneus
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Colladonus setaceus
Endria inimicusPainted Leafhopper
Errastunus ocellaris
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Fitchana vitellina
Graminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Idiodonus kennicotti
Limotettix anthracinus
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Osbornellus auronitens
Osbornellus consors
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum
Paraphlepsius incisus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius tennessus
Paraphlepsius unidentified species
Pendarus franconianus
Pendarus uhleri
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia weedi
Prescottia lobata
Scaphoideus cylindratus
Scaphoideus melanotus
Scaphoideus nigrellus
Scaphoideus obtusus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Sorhoanus orientalis
Stirellus bicolor
Jikradia olitoria
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
CicadellidaeMacropsis decisa
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis sobria
Alebra aurea
Alebra eburnea
Empoa gillettei
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Erythridula electa
Erythridula complex 1'Dark-backed' Erythridula
Erythridula complex 2Erythridula aesculella or rubroscuta
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Joruma pisca
Ossiannilssonola flavomarginata
Ossiannilssonola hinei
Typhlocyba transviridis
Evacanthus nigramericanus
Gyponana octolineata
Gyponana offula
Ponana aenea
Ponana limbatipennis
Ponana pectoralis
Rugosana querci
31 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Atymna castaneae
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus auroreus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus griseus
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus pulchellus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma flava
Ophiderma pubescens
Ophiderma salamandra
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Stictocephala bisoniaBuffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala taurina
Telamona decorata
Telamona maculata
Telamona monticola
Telamona reclivata
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus intermedius
Xantholobus lateralis
2 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
2 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAESynecdoche grisea
Synecdoche impunctata
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
2 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAECixius nervosus
Cixius pini
7 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEBakerella penefusca
Chionomus puellus
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus distinctus
Phyllodinus nervatus
Pissonotus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
9 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia kirkaldyi
Apache degeeri
Cedusa incisa
Cedusa kedusa
Cedusa maculata
Cedusa olseni
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus wolfii
2 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
1 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAELycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
1 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex