Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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101 species for Chatham County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
2 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
2 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
44 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAECuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala inscriptaWaterlettuce Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus n-speciesUndescribed Xestocephalus Species
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Eutettix unidentified species
Excultanus excultus
Graminella villica
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Sanctanus cruciatus
Scaphoideus incisus
CicadellidaeScaphytopius nigrifrons
CICADELLIDAEJikradia olitoria
Alebra aurea
Empoa gillettei
Empoa rubricola
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Ossiannilssonola australis
Ribautiana unidentified species
CicadellidaeGyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAEGyponana octolineata
Gyponana unidentified species
Polana quadrinotata
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
31 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexTwo-marked Treehopper
Enchenopa on-cercisUndescribed Enchenopa on Redbud
Enchenopa on-liriodendron-tulipiferaUndescribed Enchenopa on Tulip Poplar
Enchenopa on-prunusUndescribed Enchenopa on Prunus
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia belfragei
Archasia pallida
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
Cyrtolobus auroreus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma pubescens
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala lutea
Telamona maculata
Telamona monticola
Telamona reclivata
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus lateralis
Xantholobus muticus
2 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
5 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia cinctifrons
Catonia nava
Cixidia variegata
Synecdoche grisea
Synecdoche impunctata
2 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEMelanoliarus placitus
Pintalia vibex
2 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAELiburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus palaetus
4 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEOtiocerus abbotii
Otiocerus amyotii
Otiocerus wolfii
Shellenius ballii
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra microrhina
4 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlataloides scabrosus
Flatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
1 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAECalyptoproctus marmoratus
1 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEThionia bullata