Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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51 species for Sampson County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
2 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAELepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
22 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEDraeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Tylozygus bifidus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Balclutha abdominalis
Cantura jucunda
Chlorotettix galbanatus
Chlorotettix viridius
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Memnonia flavida
Norvellina seminuda
CicadellidaePenthimia floridana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Scaphoideus carinatus
Dikraneura angustata
13 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Atymna castaneae
Cyrtolobus ovatus
Entylia carinata
Smilia camelus
Smilia fasciata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala lutea
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus nitidus
Microcentrus caryaeHickory Stegaspidine Treehopper
1 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia conica
3 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera drakei
Melanoliarus placitus
Pintalia vibex
7 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Pissonotus binotatus
Pissonotus piceus
Sogatella kolophon
Stobaera pallida
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAENersia florida
1 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEOrmenoides venusta
1 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEThionia bullata