Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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377 species for Buncombe County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
6 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora gelidaBoreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
7 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera achatinaPecan Spittlebug
Clastoptera arborinaRed Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera proteusDogwood Spittlebug
Clastoptera saintcyriHeath Spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
222 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Ceratagallia agricolaAmerican Clover Leafhopper
CicadellidaeAmphigonalia gothica
CICADELLIDAECuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala hieroglyphica
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Helochara communisBog Leafhopper
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Anoscopus serratulae
Xestocephalus superbus
Acinopterus acuminatus
Amblysellus curtisii
Amplicephalus osborni
Arundanus crumbi
Arundanus flavotinctus
Arundanus nacreosus
Atanus perspicillatus
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha impicta
CicadellidaeBalclutha punctata
CICADELLIDAEBalclutha unidentified species
Cantura jucunda
CicadellidaeChlorotettix aurum
Chlorotettix balli
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix galbanatus
Chlorotettix lusorius
CicadellidaeChlorotettix meriscus
Chlorotettix suturalis
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix tergatus
CicadellidaeChlorotettix tunicatus
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix viridius
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Cicadula saliens
Colladonus brunneus
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Colladonus setaceus
Doleranus longulus
Driotura gammaroides
Endria inimicusPainted Leafhopper
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Flexamia areolata
Flexamia picta
CicadellidaeFlexamia sandersi
CICADELLIDAEGraminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Hecalus viridis
Idiodonus kennicotti
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
Laevicephalus melsheimerii
CicadellidaeLaevicephalus sylvestris
CICADELLIDAELaevicephalus unicoloratus
Latalus sayiiSay's Leafhopper
CicadellidaeMacrosteles lepidus
CICADELLIDAEMacrosteles slossoni
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Ophiolix angustatus
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus auronitens
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus consors
Osbornellus unidentified species
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius carolinus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum
Paraphlepsius humidus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius pusillus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius tennessus
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius torridus
Paraphlepsius tubus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius unidentified species
Pendarus punctiscriptus
Pendarus uhleri
CicadellidaePenthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavocostatus
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia obtecta
Polyamia weedi
Prescottia lobata
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus cylindratus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus nigrellus
Scaphoideus obtusus
Scaphoideus ochraceus
CicadellidaeScaphoideus productus
Scaphoideus titanusAmerican Grapevine Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEScaphoideus unidentified species
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius angustatus
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius fulvus
Scaphytopius scriptus
Scleroracus anthracinus
Sorhoanus orientalis
Spangbergiella quadripunctata
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus decorus
Texananus unidentified speciesTexananus (Iowanus)
CicadellidaeUnerus colonus
CICADELLIDAEJikradia melanota
Jikradia olitoriaCoppery Leafhopper
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Neocoelidia tumidifrons
Balcanocerus fitchi
CicadellidaeBalcanocerus provancheri
CICADELLIDAEIdiocerus nervatus
Macropsidius trimaculatusPlum Leafhopper
CicadellidaeMacropsis decisa
CICADELLIDAEMacropsis dixiensis
Macropsis viridis
CicadellidaeOncopsis deluda
Oncopsis infumata
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis minor
CicadellidaeOncopsis nigrinasi
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis sobria
Pediopsoides distinctus
Populicerus pallidus
Alebra aurea
CicadellidaeAlebra bicincta
CICADELLIDAEAlebra fumida
Dikraneura angustata
Dikrella cruentata
Dikrella hamar
Dikrella maculata
Empoa apicata
Empoa aureotecta
Empoa casta
Empoa gillettei
Empoa rubricola
Empoa saffrana
Empoa scripta
Empoa venusta
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erasmoneura fulmina
Erasmoneura vulnerataWounded Leafhopper
Eratoneura era
CicadellidaeEratoneura hartiiRed Apple Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEEratoneura manus
Eratoneura osborni
Eratoneura complex 2'Broken-lined' Eratoneura
Eratoneura unidentified species
CicadellidaeErythridula abolla
CICADELLIDAEErythridula aspera
Erythridula electa
Erythridula fumida
Erythridula lawsoniana
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula praecisa
Erythridula verdana
Erythridula complex 1'Dark-backed' Erythridula
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura cancellata
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura fiduciaria
Erythroneura infuscata
Erythroneura integra
Erythroneura kanwakae
Erythroneura octonotataEight-spotted Leafhopper
Erythroneura pontifex
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura rubrella
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Erythroneura vagabunda
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Eupteryx decemnotataLigurian Leafhopper
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Forcipata loca
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Hymetta trifasciata
Kyboasca splendida
Ossiannilssonola australis
Ossiannilssonola berenice
Ossiannilssonola hinei
Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
Ribautiana unidentified species
Typhlocyba transviridis
Zyginama rossi
CicadellidaeNionia palmeri
CICADELLIDAEEvacanthus ustanucha
Gypona melanota
Gyponana cacumina
CicadellidaeGyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAEGyponana octolineata
Gyponana striata
Gyponana unidentified species
Ponana aenea
Ponana limbatipennis
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Ponana rubida
CicadellidaePonana scarlatina
CICADELLIDAERugosana querci
Xerophloea major
Xerophloea viridis
67 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotataTwo-marked Treehopper
Enchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa on-cercisUndescribed Enchenopa on Redbud
Enchenopa on-juglansUndescribed Enchenopa on Juglans
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Tylopelta gibbera
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia auriculata
Archasia belfragei
Archasia pallida
Atymna castaneae
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
Cyrtolobus arcuatus
Cyrtolobus discoidalis
Cyrtolobus flavolatus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus puritanus
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Glossonotus turriculatus
Glossonotus univittatus
Hadrophallus bubalus
Heliria fitchi
Heliria gemma
Heliria scalaris
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma definita
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma flava
Ophiderma flavicephala
Ophiderma grisea
Ophiderma salamandra
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Smilia camelus
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala bisoniaBuffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala militaris
Stictocephala palmeri
Stictocephala taurina
Stictocephala tauriniformis
Telamona ampelopsidisVirginia Creeper Treehopper
Telamona concava
Telamona decorata
Telamona excelsa
Telamona maculata
Telamona monticola
Telamona projecta
Telamona reclivata
Telamona stephani
Telamona tarda
Telamona tiliaeBasswood Treehopper
Telamona tristis
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus intermedius
Xantholobus muticus
Microcentrus caryaeHickory Stegaspidine Treehopper
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
10 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia bicinctura
Catonia carolina
Catonia cinctifrons
Catonia lunata
Catonia nava
Catonia pumilaDwarf Catonia
Cixidia brittoni
Synecdoche dimidiata
Synecdoche grisea
Synecdoche impunctata
3 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha minima
Bruchomorpha oculata
Bruchomorpha pallidipes
7 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Cixius apicalis
Cixius pini
Cixius unidentified speciesUnidentified Cixius Species
Xenoliarus montanus
Pentastirini unidentified species
Pintalia vibex
20 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Isodelphax basivitta
Kelisia spinosa
Kosswigianella lutulenta
Kosswigianella perusta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus davisiCommon Waterlily Planthopper
Muellerianella laminalis
Muirodelphax atralabis
Pissonotus binotatus
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus dorsalis
Pissonotus guttatus
Pissonotus marginatus
Pissonotus niger
Pissonotus piceus
Stenocranus arundineus
Stobaera tricarinata
Syndelphax alexanderi
18 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia burnetii
Anotia kirkaldyi
Anotia uhleri
Apache degeeri
Cedusa edentula
Cedusa kedusa
Cedusa maculata
Cedusa redusa
Cedusa vulgaris
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus abbotii
Otiocerus amyotii
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus kirbyii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
Sayiana sayi
Sikaiana harti
4 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAEPhylloscelis atraBlack Leaf-leg
Scolops angustatus
Scolops pungens
Scolops sulcipesPartridge Planthopper
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
2 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAELycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
Scaralina marmorata
4 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia elliptica
Thionia quinquata
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata