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

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
4 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
6 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera achatinaPecan Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera proteusDogwood Spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
152 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis novella
Cuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala hieroglyphica
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xestocephalus brunneusBrown Xestocephalus
Xestocephalus piceus
Xestocephalus similis
Xestocephalus superbus
Acinopterus acuminatus
Aligia meridiana
Amplicephalus osborni
Atanus perspicillatus
CicadellidaeChlorotettix aurum
Chlorotettix floridanus
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
Latalus sayii
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 cylindratus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus intricatus
Scaphoideus obtusus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
CicadellidaeScaphytopius nigrifrons
CICADELLIDAESpangbergiella quadripunctata
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus decorus
Texananus unidentified species2Texananus (Texananus)
Jikradia olitoria
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Balcanocerus fitchi
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
CicadellidaeOncopsis deluda
Oncopsis nigrinasi
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis truncatus
Alconeura macra
Alebra aurea
Alebra eburnea
Alebra elegans
Dikraneura angustata
Dikrella maculata
Empoa aureotecta
Empoa gillettei
Empoa querci
Empoa venusta
Empoa vestita
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erasmoneura nigra
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Erythridula aspera
Eratoneura ardens
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura hymettana
Eratoneura nr. lunata
Eratoneura lunata
Eratoneura micheneri
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
Erythroneura with Interconnected Orange Lines
Erythroneura without Interconnected Orange Lines
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
Gyponana octolineata
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
39 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEHebetica sylviae
Enchenopa on-cercisUndescribed Enchenopa on Redbud
Enchenopa on-juglansUndescribed Enchenopa on Juglans
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia belfragei
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
Cyrtolobus arcuatus
Cyrtolobus auroreus
Cyrtolobus fenestratus
Cyrtolobus fuliginosus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Hadrophallus bubalus
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 militaris
Stictocephala taurina
Telamona excelsa
Telamona reclivata
Tortistilus abnorma
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus muticus
Xantholobus nitidus
Microcentrus caryaeHickory Stegaspidine Treehopper
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
2 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia nava
Synecdoche impunctata
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
8 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Bothriocera datuna
Haplaxius fulvus
Haplaxius pictifrons
Haplaxius radicis
Melanoliarus humilis
Melanoliarus placitus
Pintalia vibex
10 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Muellerianella laminalis
Penepissonotus bicolor
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus flabellatus
Pissonotus marginatus
Saccharosydne saccharivoraWest Indian Canefly
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus lautus
18 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia bonnetii
Anotia fitchi
Anotia kirkaldyi
Anotia robertsonii
Anotia uhleri
Anotia westwoodi
Apache degeeri
Cedusa maculata
Paramysidia mississippiensis
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna mcateei
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus amyotii
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
Shellenius ballii
Shellenius schellenbergii
3 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra microrhina
Rhynchomitra recurva
Scolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
3 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
Cyrpoptus belfragei
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
3 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia elliptica
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata