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

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
6 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora gelidaBoreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
2 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
86 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis novella
Ceratagallia agricolaAmerican Clover Leafhopper
Cuerna costalisLateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
CicadellidaeAmphigonalia gothica
CICADELLIDAEGraphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Sibovia occatoriaYellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
CicadellidaeAphrodes bicinctusGirdled Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEAnoscopus serratulae
Bandara johnsoni
Chlorotettix galbanatus
CicadellidaeChlorotettix meriscus
CICADELLIDAECicadula saliens
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Endria inimicusPainted Leafhopper
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Extrusanus extrusus
Fitchana vitellina
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella plana
Idiodonus kennicotti
Laevicephalus melsheimerii
Latalus sayii
Limotettix anthracinus
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Macrosteles slossoni
Memnonia flavida
CicadellidaeMesamia nigridorsum
CICADELLIDAEOsbornellus auronitens
Osbornellus consors
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius carolinus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius tennessus
CicadellidaePenthimia americana
CICADELLIDAEPlanicephalus flavicosta
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia weedi
Prescottia lobata
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus cylindratus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus melanotus
Scaphoideus obtusus
Scaphoideus ochraceus
Scaphoideus soleus
Scaphoideus veterator
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Sorhoanus orientalis
Jikradia olitoria
Oncopsis abietis
CicadellidaeOncopsis citra
Oncopsis infumata
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis minor
Oncopsis sobria
Empoa gillettei
Empoa venusta
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erythroneura corni
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Ossiannilssonola volans
Ossiannilssonola unidentified species
CicadellidaeNionia palmeri
CICADELLIDAEEvacanthus nigramericanus
Evacanthus ustanucha
Gypona melanota
Gyponana octolineata
Gyponana unidentified species
Ponana aenea
Ponana limbatipennis
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Xerophloea major
28 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexEnchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Atymna castaneae
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
Cyrtolobus puritanus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Glossonotus turriculatus
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Micrutalis dorsalis
Ophiderma flava
Ophiderma grisea
Ophiderma salamandra
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala palmeri
Stictocephala taurina
Telamona decorata
Telamona excelsa
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
Xantholobus intermedius
Microcentrus perditus
1 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
4 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia cinctifrons
Catonia nava
Synecdoche dimidiata
Synecdoche impunctata
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha pallidipes
6 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAECixius misellus
Cixius nervosus
Cixius pini
Cixius unidentified speciesUnidentified Cixius Species
Melanoliarus montanus
Melanoliarus placitus
10 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Isodelphax basivitta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Metadelphax propinqua
Muellerianella laminalis
Muirodelphax arvensis
Pareuidella weedi
Pissonotus binotatus
Pissonotus dorsalis
Stenocranus brunneus
3 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAECedusa maculata
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna uhleri
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAEScolops sulcipesPartridge Bug
3 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
2 Fulgorid PlanthoppersFULGORIDAEScaralina marmorata
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted Lanternfly
2 Issid PlanthoppersISSIDAEAplos simplex
Thionia elliptica