Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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288 species for Orange County

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6 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
7 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera achatinaPecan Spittlebug
Clastoptera arborinaRed Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera laevigata
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
163 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia deleta
Agallia lingulata
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Draeculacephala unidentified species
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
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
Anoscopus serratulae
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus n-speciesUndescribed Xestocephalus Species
Atanus perspicillatus
Balclutha unidentified species
Cantura jucunda
CicadellidaeChlorotettix iridescens
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix necopinus
Chlorotettix tergatus
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Colladonus furculatus
Colladonus setaceus
Doleranus longulus
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Eutettix n. sp.Undescribed Eutettix Species
Eutettix unidentified species
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Flexamia unidentified species
Graminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Graminella villica
Graminella unidentified species
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
Limotettix anthracinus
CicadellidaeMacrosteles lepidus
CICADELLIDAEMacrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Menosoma cinctum
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus unidentified species
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius continuus
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius eburneolus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius unidentified species
Pendarus palustris
CicadellidaePenthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia interrupta
Polyamia weedi
Sanctanus cruciatus
Scaphoideus atlantus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus crassus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
CicadellidaeScaphoideus luteolusWhite-banded Elm Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEScaphoideus melanotus
Scaphoideus obtusus
Scaphoideus ochraceus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphoideus unidentified species
Scaphytopius elegans
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius magdalensisBlueberry Leafhopper
CicadellidaeScaphytopius nigrifrons
CICADELLIDAEScaphytopius rubellus
Scaphytopius unidentified species
Spangbergiella quadripunctata
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus longipennis
Texananus unidentified speciesTexananus (Iowanus)
Jikradia melanota
Jikradia olitoria
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
CicadellidaeOncopsis nigrinasi
CICADELLIDAEAlebra aurea
CicadellidaeAlebra bicincta
CICADELLIDAEAlebra elegans
Dikraneura angustata
Empoa gillettei
Empoa rubricola
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erasmoneura atra or nigra
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Eratoneura basilaris
Eratoneura comoides
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura nr. forfex
Eratoneura micheneri
Eratoneura morgani
Eratoneura osborni
Eratoneura complex 2'Broken-lined' Eratoneura
Eratoneura stoveri
Eratoneura unidentified species
Erythridula crevecoeuri
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula pfrimmeri
Erythridula unidentified species
Erythroneura aclys
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura cancellata
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura fraxa
Erythroneura infuscata
Erythroneura integra
Erythroneura reflecta
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura rubrella
Erythroneura tricinctaThree-banded Leafhopper
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Erythroneura with Interconnected Orange Lines
Eupteryx decemnotataLigurian Leafhopper
Eupteryx omani
Forcipata unidentified species
Hebata alboneura
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Hymetta trifasciata
Kyboasca malignaApple Leafhopper
Ossiannilssonola australis
Ossiannilssonola berenice
Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
Ossiannilssonola unidentified species
Sophonia orientalisTwo-spotted Leafhopper
Curtara insularisRingspot Leafhopper
Gyponana geminata
CicadellidaeGyponana gladia
CICADELLIDAEGyponana octolineata
Gyponana procera
Gyponana unidentified species
Negosiana dualis
Polana quadrinotata
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
47 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 auroreus
Cyrtolobus fenestratus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Glossonotus turriculatus
Glossonotus univittatus
Heliria cornutula
Heliria cristata
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma evelyna
Ophiderma flavicephala
Ophiderma salamandra
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala militaris
Stictocephala stimulea
Stictolobus borealis
Telamona ampelopsidisVirginia Creeper Treehopper
Telamona concava
Telamona excelsa
Telamona maculata
Telamona monticola
Telamona projecta
Telamona reclivata
Telamona stephani
Telamona tristis
Telamona westcotti
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus lateralis
Xantholobus muticus
Microcentrus caryaeHickory Stegaspidine Treehopper
Microcentrus perditus
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
5 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia cinctifrons
Catonia nava
Cixidia fusca
Cixidia opaca
Synecdoche impunctata
8 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Bothriocera datuna
Cixius unidentified speciesUnidentified Cixius Species
Haplaxius fulvus
Melanoliarus aridus
Melanoliarus placitus
Melanoliarus unidentified species
Pintalia vibex
20 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Isodelphax nigridorsum
Javesella pellucida
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus davisiCommon Waterlily Planthopper
Megamelus palaetus
Megamelus ungulatus
Metadelphax propinqua
Muellerianella laminalis
Nothodelphax slossonae
Pareuidella weedi
Penepissonotus bicolor
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus marginatus
Pissonotus piceus
Sogatella kolophon
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus lautus
Stenocranus vittatus
14 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia bonnetii
Anotia burnetii
Anotia kirkaldyi
Anotia robertsonii
Apache degeeri
Cedusa maculata
Cedusa mallochi
Cedusa unidentified species
Paramysidia mississippiensis
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus reaumurii
Otiocerus wolfii
2 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra microrhina
Rhynchomitra recurva
4 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlataloides scabrosus
Flatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
3 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
Cyrpoptus belfragei
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
4 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia bullata
Thionia elliptica
Thionia quinquata
1 Tropiduchid PlanthoppersTROPIDUCHIDAEPelitropis rotulata