Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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90 species for Henderson County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
3 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
1 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
46 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Atanus perspicillatus
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha neglecta
Chlorotettix galbanatus
Colladonus collaris
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Graminella fitchii
Idiodonus kennicotti
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Macrosteles slossoni
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus auronitens
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
CicadellidaePenthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavocostatus
Scaphoideus ochraceus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Jikradia olitoria
Macropsis viridis
Dikrella hamar
Empoa gillettei
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Erythridula verdana
Erythridula complex 2Erythridula aesculella or rubroscuta
Hymetta anthisma
Ossiannilssonola flavomarginata
CicadellidaeGyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAEGyponana octolineata
Gyponana striata
Ponana aenea
Ponana pectoralis
16 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia belfragei
Carynota marmorataMarbled Treehopper
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala militaris
Telamona decorata
Telamona westcotti
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Microcentrus perditus
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
8 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Isodelphax basivitta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus davisiCommon Waterlily Planthopper
Muellerianella laminalis
Pissonotus binotatus
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
3 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAECedusa mallochi
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus wolfii
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAEScolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
2 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
3 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia elliptica