Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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206 species for Durham County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
5 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
4 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
115 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Cuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala inscriptaWaterlettuce Leafhopper
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Draeculacephala unidentified species
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoria
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus n-speciesUndescribed Xestocephalus Species
Acinopterus acuminatus
Arundanus proprius
Balclutha impicta
Chlorotettix necopinus
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Fieberiella floriiPrivet Leafhopper
Graminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Graminella villica
Idiodonus kennicotti
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
Limotettix anthracinus
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus unidentified species
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius continuus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius latifrons
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius tubus
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia interrupta
Polyamia weedi
Sanctanus cruciatus
Scaphoideus atlantus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius rubellus
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus decorus
Texananus unidentified speciesTexananus (Iowanus)
Jikradia olitoria
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
CicadellidaeMacropsis decisa
CICADELLIDAEAlconeura macra
Alebra aurea
Alebra elegans
Dikraneura angustata
Edwardsiana unidentified species
Dikrella maculata
Hebata bifurcata
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Eratoneura ardens
Eratoneura basilaris
Eratoneura comoides
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura stephensoni
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula praecisa
Erythridula complex 1'Dark-backed' Erythridula
Erythroneura aclys
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura delicata
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura fraxa
Erythroneura infuscata
Erythroneura integra
Erythroneura reflecta
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Eupteryx decemnotataLigurian Leafhopper
Hymetta kansasensis
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Illinigina illinoiensisIllinois Grape Leafhopper
Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
Empoa gillettei
Sophonia orientalisTwo-spotted Leafhopper
Gyponana procera
Gyponana unidentified species
Curtara insularisRingspot Leafhopper
Negosiana dualis
Polana quadrinotata
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
30 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Enchenopa binotata complexTwo-marked Treehopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia pallida
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus clarus
Cyrtolobus fenestratus
Cyrtolobus flavolatus
Cyrtolobus funkhouseri
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Heliria cornutula
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma definita
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma flavicephala
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala stimulea
Telamona concava
Telamona monticola
Telamona westcotti
Tortistilus abnormus
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Microcentrus caryaeHickory Stegaspidine Treehopper
Microcentrus perditus
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
4 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia nava
Catonia picta
Cixidia fusca
Cixidia pallida
4 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Haplaxius pictifrons
Melanoliarus unidentified species
Pintalia vibex
18 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Isodelphax basivitta
Isodelphax nigridorsum
Kelisia spinosa
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus metzaria
Megamelus palaetus
Megamelus ungulatus
Metadelphax propinqua
Muellerianella laminalis
Penepissonotus bicolor
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus piceus
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
Stenocranus vittatus
Stobaera pallida
10 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEApache degeeri
Cedusa edentula
Cedusa maculata
Paramysidia mississippiensis
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus abbotii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
Shellenius schellenbergii
4 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra lingula
Rhynchomitra microrhina
Rhynchomitra recurva
Scolops angustatus
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
3 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAECalyptoproctus marmoratus
Poblicia fuliginosa
Poblicia texana
2 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata