Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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295 species for Mecklenburg County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
4 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
4 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera achatinaPecan Spittlebug
Clastoptera arborinaRed Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
170 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia deleta
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Cuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
CicadellidaeDraeculacephala bradleyi
CICADELLIDAEDraeculacephala inscriptaWaterlettuce Leafhopper
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Draeculacephala unidentified species
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala hieroglyphica
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
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Xestocephalus brunneusBrown Xestocephalus
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus n-speciesUndescribed Xestocephalus Species
Acinopterus acuminatus
Aligia meridiana
Amblysellus curtisii
Atanus perspicillatus
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha incisa
Balclutha unidentified species
Bandara curvata
Cantura jucunda
Chlorotettix galbanatus
Chlorotettix tergatus
Chlorotettix viridius
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Doleranus vividus
Endria inimicusPainted Leafhopper
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Eutettix unidentified species
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Fieberiella floriiPrivet Leafhopper
CicadellidaeFlexamia sandersi
CICADELLIDAEFlexamia unidentified species
Graminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Graminella villica
Idiodonus kennicotti
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
CicadellidaeLaevicephalus sylvestris
CICADELLIDAELatalus sayii
Limotettix anthracinus
Macrosteles bifurcatus
CicadellidaeMacrosteles lepidus
CICADELLIDAEMacrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus rotundus
CicadellidaeOsbornellus unicolor
CICADELLIDAEOsbornellus unidentified species
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius continuus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius tennessus
Paraphlepsius unidentified species
CicadellidaePenthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta
Planicephalus flavocostatus
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia interrupta
Polyamia weedi
Reventazonia lawsoni
Scaphoideus atlantus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus crassus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
CicadellidaeScaphoideus luteolusWhite-banded Elm Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEScaphoideus opalinus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
CicadellidaeScaphytopius nigrifrons
CICADELLIDAEScaphytopius rubellus
Scaphytopius unidentified species
Spangbergiella quadripunctata
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus decorus
Jikradia melanota
Jikradia olitoria
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Neocoelidia tumidifrons
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
CicadellidaeOncopsis nigrinasi
CICADELLIDAEAlebra aurea
Alebra rubrafrons
Dikraneura angustata
Empoa casta
Empoa gillettei
Empoa saffrana
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Eratoneura aesculi
Eratoneura ardens
Eratoneura basilaris
Eratoneura comoides
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura nr. forfex
Eratoneura nr. lunata
Eratoneura morgani
Eratoneura osborni
Eratoneura complex 1'Dotted' Eratoneura
Eratoneura complex 2'Broken-lined' Eratoneura
Eratoneura stephensoni
Eratoneura unidentified species
Erythridula crevecoeuri
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula pfrimmeri
Erythridula praecisa
Erythridula rufostigmosa
Erythridula complex 1'Dark-backed' Erythridula
Erythridula unidentified species
Erythroneura aclys
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura cancellata
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
Eupteryx decemnotataLigurian Leafhopper
Forcipata loca
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Hymetta kansasensis
Ossiannilssonola australis
Ossiannilssonola berenice
Ossiannilssonola hinei
Ossiannilssonola serrula
Ossiannilssonola unidentified species
Sophonia orientalisTwo-spotted Leafhopper
Curtara insularisRingspot Leafhopper
CicadellidaeGyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAEGyponana octolineata
Gyponana procera
Gyponana unidentified species
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
49 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa on-viburnumUndescribed Enchenopa on Viburnum
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Archasia belfragei
Archasia pallida
Atymna querci
Carynota mera
Cyrtolobus arcuatus
Cyrtolobus auroreus
Cyrtolobus discoidalis
Cyrtolobus fenestratus
Cyrtolobus fuliginosus
Cyrtolobus funkhouseri
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus ovatus
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Glossonotus univittatus
Heliria cornutula
Heliria scalaris
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma definita
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma flavicephala
Ophiderma grisea
Ophiderma pubescens
Ophiderma salamandra
Smilia camelus
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala militaris
Telamona excelsa
Telamona monticola
Telamona reclivata
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Tortistilus inermis
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Vanduzea segmentata
Vanduzea triguttataThree-spotted Treehopper
Xantholobus lateralis
Xantholobus muticus
Microcentrus perditus
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
1 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAESynecdoche impunctata
3 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha cf. extensaUndescribed Bruchomorpha Species #2
Bruchomorpha oculata
Bruchomorpha tristis
8 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Haplaxius fulvus
Haplaxius pictifrons
Haplaxius radicis
Melanoliarus humilis
Melanoliarus placitus
Oecleus borealis
Pintalia vibex
24 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Isodelphax basivitta
Kosswigianella lutulenta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus lunatus
Megamelus palaetus
Megamelus ungulatus
Metadelphax propinqua
Muellerianella laminalis
Pareuidella triloba
Pareuidella weedi
Penepissonotus bicolor
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus delicatus
Pissonotus marginatus
Saccharosydne saccharivoraWest Indian Canefly
Sogatella kolophon
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
Stenocranus vittatus
Stobaera pallida
Stobaera tricarinata
11 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia bonnetii
Anotia kirkaldyi
Anotia robertsonii
Anotia uhleri
Apache degeeri
Cedusa maculata
Cedusa obscura
Cedusa unidentified species
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus coquebertii
7 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAENersia florida
Phylloscelis atraBlack Leaf-leg
Rhynchomitra microrhina
Rhynchomitra recurva
Scolops angustatus
Scolops pungens
Scolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
3 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAECalyptoproctus marmoratus
Cyrpoptus belfragei
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
4 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia elliptica
Thionia quinquata
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata