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

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
5 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
5 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera laevigata
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
149 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia deleta
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Cuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala inscriptaWaterlettuce Leafhopper
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Draeculacephala unidentified species
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala hieroglyphica
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Graphocephala unidentified species
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Xestocephalus provancheri
Xestocephalus piceus
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus n-speciesUndescribed Xestocephalus Species
Xestocephalus n-species2Probable Undescribed Xestocephalus Species
Acinopterus acuminatus
Arundanus proprius
Balclutha impicta
Cantura jucunda
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Chlorotettix leersius undescribed
Chlorotettix necopinus
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Eutettix unidentified species
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
Latalus sayii
Limotettix anthracinus
CicadellidaeMacrosteles lepidus
CICADELLIDAEMacrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus unidentified species
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius continuus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius latifrons
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius tubus
Penthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia interrupta
Polyamia weedi
Sanctanus cruciatus
Scaphoideus atlantus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
CicadellidaeScaphytopius nigrifrons
CICADELLIDAEScaphytopius rubellus
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus decorus
Texananus unidentified speciesTexananus (Iowanus)
Jikradia olitoria
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
CicadellidaeMacropsis decisa
CICADELLIDAEAlconeura macra
Alebra aurea
CicadellidaeAlebra bicincta
CICADELLIDAEAlebra elegans
Dikraneura angustata
Dikrella maculata
Edwardsiana unidentified species
Empoa gillettei
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erasmoneura atra or nigra
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Eratoneura ardens
Eratoneura basilaris
Eratoneura comoides
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura ligata
Eratoneura osborni
Eratoneura stephensoni
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula praecisa
Erythridula complex 1'Dark-backed' Erythridula
Erythroneura aclys
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura cancellata
Erythroneura carinata
Erythroneura delicata
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura fraxa
Erythroneura infuscata
Erythroneura integra
Erythroneura reflecta
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Erythroneura with Interconnected Orange Lines
Eupteryx decemnotataLigurian Leafhopper
Hebata bifurcata
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Hymetta kansasensis
Illinigina illinoiensisIllinois Grape Leafhopper
Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
Sophonia orientalisTwo-spotted Leafhopper
Curtara insularisRingspot Leafhopper
CicadellidaeGyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAEGyponana octolineata
Gyponana procera
Gyponana unidentified species
Negosiana dualis
Penestragania alabamensis
Polana quadrinotata
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
40 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa on-cercisUndescribed Enchenopa on Redbud
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia belfragei
Archasia pallida
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
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 camelus
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala militaris
Stictocephala stimulea
Telamona ampelopsidisVirginia Creeper Treehopper
Telamona concava
Telamona extrema
Telamona monticola
Telamona projecta
Telamona reclivata
Telamona westcotti
Tortistilus abnorma
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
2 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha cf. dorsataUndescribed Bruchomorpha Species #1
Bruchomorpha tristis
6 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Haplaxius pictifrons
Melanoliarus humilis
Melanoliarus placitus
Pintalia delicata
Pintalia vibex
20 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 albovenosus
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus piceus
Saccharosydne saccharivoraWest Indian Canefly
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
Stenocranus vittatus
Stobaera pallida
13 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia bonnetii
Anotia kirkaldyi
Apache degeeri
Cedusa edentula
Cedusa maculata
Paramysidia mississippiensis
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus abbotii
Otiocerus reaumurii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
Shellenius schellenbergii
5 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAENersia florida
Rhynchomitra lingula
Rhynchomitra microrhina
Rhynchomitra recurva
Scolops angustatus
4 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlataloides scabrosus
Flatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
4 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
Cyrpoptus belfragei
Poblicia fuliginosa
Poblicia texana
3 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia quinquata
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata