Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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26 species for Union County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
3 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
9 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAECuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala balli
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Stirellus bicolor
Jikradia olitoria
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
7 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEPlatycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Entylia carinata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala lutea
Telamona westcotti
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
2 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
1 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEMelanoliarus placitus
1 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEOtiocerus abbotii
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAEScolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
2 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper