Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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200 species for Swain County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
5 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora gelidaBoreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
5 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera arborinaRed Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera saintcyriHeath Spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
96 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Ceratagallia agricolaAmerican Clover Leafhopper
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Draeculacephala unidentified species
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Graphocephala unidentified species
Helochara communisBog Leafhopper
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Anoscopus serratulae
Xestocephalus n-speciesUndescribed Xestocephalus Species
Amblysellus curtisii
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha impicta
Balclutha neglecta
Balclutha unidentified species
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Colladonus brunneus
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Doleranus vividus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Extrusanus extrusus
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella villica
Idiodonus kennicotti
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
Latalus sayii
Limotettix anthracinus
Limotettix uhleri
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Macrosteles slossoni
Memnonia flavida
Osbornellus auronitens
Paraphlepsius collitus
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius eburneolus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Planicephalus flavicosta
Planicephalus flavocostatus
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia obtecta
Polyamia weedi
CicadellidaePsammotettix lividellus
CICADELLIDAEScaphoideus cylindratus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius fulvus
Spangbergiella quadripunctata
Stirellus bicolor
Thamnotettix confinis
Jikradia olitoria
CicadellidaeBalcanocerus provancheri
CICADELLIDAEIdiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
Macropsis dixiensis
Macropsis tristis
Oncopsis abietis
CicadellidaeOncopsis citra
Oncopsis infumata
Oncopsis nigrinasi
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis sobria
Alebra fumida
Dikraneura angustata
Edwardsiana unidentified species
Empoa casta
Empoa gillettei
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erythridula praecisa
Erythridula unidentified species
Erythroneura festiva
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Erythroneura without Interconnected Orange Lines
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Forcipata loca
Ossiannilssonola flavomarginata
Ribautiana unidentified species
Evacanthus bellaustralis
Evacanthus nigramericanus
Gyponana octolineata
Penestragania alabamensis
Ponana aenea
Ponana pectoralis
41 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Tylopelta gibbera
Acutalis tartarea
Atymna castaneae
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus fenestratus
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus togatus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Glossonotus univittatus
Hadrophallus bubalus
Heliria cornutula
Heliria fitchi
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Micrutalis dorsalis
Ophiderma definita
Ophiderma flava
Ophiderma flavicephala
Ophiderma salamandra
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Smilia camelus
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala stimulea
Telamona concava
Telamona decorata
Telamona maculata
Telamona monticola
Telamona reclivata
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus intermedius
Microcentrus perditus
2 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
5 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia pumilaDwarf Catonia
Cixidia variegata
Synecdoche dimidiata
Synecdoche grisea
Synecdoche impunctata
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
7 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAECixius apicalis
Cixius misellus
Cixius nervosus
Cixius pini
Haplaxius pictifrons
Melanoliarus chuliotus
Melanoliarus placitus
23 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus pacificus
Chionomus puellus
Delphacodes mcateei
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Isodelphax basivitta
Javesella opaca
Kosswigianella lutulenta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Metadelphax propinqua
Muellerianella laminalis
Muirodelphax arvensis
Muirodelphax atralabis
Pissonotus aphidioides
Pissonotus binotatus
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus flabellatus
Pissonotus guttatus
Pissonotus piceus
Sogatella kolophon
Stenocranus lautus
Stobaera tricarinata
Syndelphax alexanderi
Toya idonea
8 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia westwoodi
Apache degeeri
Cedusa unidentified species
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus kirbyii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAEScolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
1 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
2 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia quinquata