Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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155 species for Transylvania County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
6 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora gelidaBoreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
5 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera proteusDogwood Spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
99 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala inscriptaWaterlettuce Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
CicadellidaeAmphigonalia gothica
CICADELLIDAEGraphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca insolitaJohnsongrass Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus tessellatus
Atanus perspicillatus
Balclutha frontalis
Balclutha impicta
Bandara johnsoni
Chlorotettix galbanatus
Colladonus brunneus
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Flexamia reflexa
CicadellidaeFlexamia sandersi
CICADELLIDAEGraminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella villica
Idiodonus kennicotti
Japananus hyalinusJapanese Maple Leafhopper
Laevicephalus melsheimerii
Limotettix anthracinus
Macrosteles parvidens
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cinctum
CicadellidaeMesamia nigridorsum
CICADELLIDAEOrientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Osbornellus auronitens
Osbornellus clarus
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius tennessus
CicadellidaePenthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia obtecta
Polyamia weedi
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus melanotus
Scaphoideus ochraceus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphoideus unidentified species
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius fulvus
Scaphytopius magdalensisBlueberry Leafhopper
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus longipennis
CicadellidaeUnerus colonus
CICADELLIDAEJikradia olitoria
CicadellidaeMacropsis fumipennisHoneylocust Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEAlebra aurea
Dikraneura angustata
Edwardsiana rosaeRose Leafhopper
Empoa aureotecta
Empoa casta
Empoa gillettei
Empoa querci
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Erasmoneura fulmina
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Eratoneura era
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura nudata
Erythroneura octonotata
Erythroneura prosata
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura rubrella
Erythroneura vitisGrapevine Leafhopper
Erythroneura with Interconnected Orange Lines
Erythroneura without Interconnected Orange Lines
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Forcipata loca
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Illinigina illinoiensisIllinois Grape Leafhopper
Kyboasca pergandei
Kyboasca splendida
Kybos obtusa
Ossiannilssonola australis
Typhlocyba modesta
Evacanthus ustanucha
Gyponana octolineata
Ponana pectoralis
18 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Archasia belfragei
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Hadrophallus bubalus
Ophiderma flava
Publilia reticulata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala lutea
Telamona concava
Telamona decorata
Telamona stephani
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
1 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
3 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia nava
Catonia pumilaDwarf Catonia
Synecdoche impunctata
2 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera datuna
Bothriocera drakei
11 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Isodelphax basivitta
Kelisia spinosa
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Muellerianella laminalis
Pissonotus binotatus
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus delicatus
Pissonotus niger
Pissonotus paludosus
Pissonotus piceus
5 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia uhleri
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus wolfii
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
2 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly