Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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216 species for Forsyth County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
3 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAELepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
4 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera achatinaPecan Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
133 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis novella
Cuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala constricta
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoria
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xestocephalus brunneusBrown Xestocephalus
Xestocephalus similis
Xestocephalus superbus
Acinopterus acuminatus
Aligia meridiana
Amplicephalus osborni
Atanus perspicillatus
CicadellidaeChlorotettix aurum
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix galbanatus
Chlorotettix necopinus
Daltonia estacadus
Doleranus longulus
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix unidentified species
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Fieberiella floriiPrivet Leafhopper
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Graminella villica
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
CicadellidaeMacrosteles lepidus
CICADELLIDAEMacrosteles parvidens
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus consors
Paraphlepsius continuus
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia interrupta
Polyamia weedi
Reventazonia lawsoni
Scaphoideus atlantus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus crassus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus intricatus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
CicadellidaeScaphytopius nigrifrons
CICADELLIDAESpangbergiella quadripunctata
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus decorus
Jikradia olitoria
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Balcanocerus fitchi
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
Alconeura macra
Alebra aurea
Alebra eburnea
Alebra elegans
Dikraneura angustata
Dikrella maculata
Empoa aureotecta
Empoa gillettei
Empoa vestita
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erasmoneura nigra
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Erythridula aspera
Eratoneura ardens
Eratoneura comoides
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura hymettana
Eratoneura nr. lunata
Eratoneura morgani
Eratoneura osborni
Eratoneura stephensoni
CicadellidaeErythridula abolla
CICADELLIDAEErythridula crevecoeuri
Erythridula divisa
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula penenoeva
Erythridula praecisa
Erythridula complex 1'Dark-backed' Erythridula
Erythroneura aclys
Erythroneura acuticephala
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura carinata
Erythroneura delicata
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura fraxa
Erythroneura infuscata
Erythroneura integra
Erythroneura reflecta
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura rubrella
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Erythroneura ziczacVirginia Creeper Leafhopper
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Hymetta kansasensis
Hymetta trifasciata
Illinigina illinoiensisIllinois Grape Leafhopper
Joruma pisca
Kyboasca malignaApple Leafhopper
Ossiannilssonola australis
Ossiannilssonola hinei
Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
Zyginama rossi
Sophonia orientalisTwo-spotted Leafhopper
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
29 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEHebetica sylviae
Enchenopa on-cercisUndescribed Enchenopa on Redbud
Enchenopa on-juglansUndescribed Enchenopa on Juglans
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
Cyrtolobus fenestratus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Hadrophallus bubalus
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma definita
Ophiderma evelyna
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala bisoniaBuffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala militaris
Stictocephala taurina
Telamona reclivata
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus muticus
Xantholobus nitidus
Microcentrus caryaeHickory Stegaspidine Treehopper
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
1 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia nava
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
8 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Bothriocera maculata
Haplaxius fulvus
Haplaxius pictifrons
Haplaxius radicis
Melanoliarus humilis
Melanoliarus placitus
Pintalia vibex
6 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Muellerianella laminalis
Pissonotus brunneus
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus lautus
17 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia bonnetii
Anotia fitchi
Anotia kirkaldyi
Anotia robertsonii
Anotia uhleri
Anotia westwoodi
Apache degeeri
Cedusa maculata
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna fulva
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus amyotii
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
Shellenius ballii
Shellenius schellenbergii
2 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra microrhina
Scolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
2 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAECalyptoproctus marmoratus
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
3 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia elliptica
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata