Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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ACANALONIIDAE-Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE-Achilid Planthoppers
APHROPHORIDAE-Spittlebugs
CALISCELIDAE-Piglet Bugs
CERCOPIDAE-Spittlebugs
CICADELLIDAE-Leafhoppers
CIXIIDAE-Cixiid Planthoppers
CLASTOPTERIDAE-Tube Spittlebugs
DELPHACIDAE-Delphacid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE-Derbid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE-Dictypharid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE-Flatid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE-Fulgorid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE-Issid Planthoppers
MEMBRACIDAE-Treehoppers
TROPIDUCHIDAE-Tropiduchid Planthoppers
76 species for
Chatham County
Group
family
sciName
comName
2 Spittlebugs
CERCOPIDAE
Prosapia bicincta
Two-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAE
Aphrophora cribrata
Pine Spittlebug
2 Tube Spittlebugs
CLASTOPTERIDAE
Clastoptera obtusa
Alder Spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephala
Sunflower Spittlebug
31 Leafhoppers
CICADELLIDAE
Cuerna costalis
Lateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala inscripta
Waterlettuce Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccinea
Red-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versuta
Versute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennis
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorata
Speckled Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoria
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xestocephalus n-species
Undescribed Xestocephalus Species
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Eutettix unidentified species
Excultanus excultus
Graminella villica
Norvellina seminuda
Sanctanus cruciatus
Jikradia olitoria
Empoa gillettei
Empoasca fabae
Potato Leafhopper
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura tricincta
Three-banded Leafhopper
Ossiannilssonola australis
Cicadellidae
Gyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAE
Gyponana unidentified species
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
22 Treehoppers
MEMBRACIDAE
Enchenopa binotata complex
Two-marked Treehopper
Enchenopa on-cercis
Undescribed Enchenopa on Redbud
Enchenopa latipes
Widefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittata
Oak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
Cyrtolobus auroreus
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Entylia carinata
Micrutalis calva
Honeylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma pubescens
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinus
Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala lutea
Telamona maculata
Telamona reclivata
Thelia bimaculata
Locust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquata
Black Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus muticus
2 Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACANALONIIDAE
Acanalonia bivittata
Two-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
5 Achilid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE
Catonia cinctifrons
Catonia nava
Cixidia variegata
Synecdoche grisea
Synecdoche impunctata
1 Cixiid Planthoppers
CIXIIDAE
Pintalia vibex
2 Delphacid Planthoppers
DELPHACIDAE
Liburniella ornata
Ornate Planthopper
Megamelus palaetus
3 Derbid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE
Otiocerus abbotii
Otiocerus amyotii
Otiocerus wolfii
1 Dictypharid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE
Rhynchomitra microrhina
3 Flatid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE
Flataloides scabrosus
Flatormenis proxima
Northern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
Citrus Flatid Planthopper
1 Fulgorid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE
Calyptoproctus marmoratus
1 Issid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE
Thionia bullata