Hoppers of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Agallia constricta - Constricted Leafhopper

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Megophthalminae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A species with long, narrow wings. Adults are 3.5 to 4.0 mm long roughly. It differs from the similar A. quadripunctata in having slender wings, sometimes lacking the two dark spots on the pronotum (A. quadripunctata tends to have pronotal spots but they can sometimes appear faint or not present at all) and having a slightly different shaped pronotum. When viewing the underside, females show a narrow, apically truncate pregenital sternite characteristic of this species (BG). A. constricta is typically light brownish but can also appear fairly dark (typically males) with defined wing venation; while males are typically dark, they can on occasion appear quite pale. The female pregenital sternite is somewhat truncated with rounded apical margins; it extends OVER the base of the genitalia rather than stopping near the base as in quadripunctata. The male plates are long and slender (longer than wide) and are tapered in appearance; they get gradually less wide towards the apex. Nymphs are variable in color but show the 'ear tufts' characteristic of this genus: probable nymph. (DeLong 1948), (Oman 1933)

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: A very common and widespread species in eastern North America, ranging into the central part of the country (BG). Not the most widespread Agallia in North America, but likely the most common.

Abundance: A common species, recorded across the state in a variety of habitats; the most common Agallia in North Carolina.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: A very widespread species, found in grassy, field-type habitat. Also common on some lawns.

Plant Associates: Festuca grass, clover, Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Ambrosia, Helianthus, Impatiens, Medicago, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Gossypium, Cynodon, Lolium, Paspalum notatum, Sorghum halepense, Sorghum sudax, Triticum, Fragaria, Populus, Salix DL. A legume feeder.

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: In the right grassy habitat, such as lawns and fields, this species can number in the hundreds to thousands (depending on habitat size).

Status: Native

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Agallia constricta - Constricted Leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Agallia constricta Constricted Leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Agallia constricta Constricted Leafhopper
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: female, residential lawn	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm male came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm male came to UV light at night	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm male came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.5 mm, from sweeping an athletic field	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.5 mm, from sweeping an athletic field
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: caught while sweeping white clover, 3.5 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: caught while sweeping white clover, 3.5 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught in a sweep through a recently mowed wet retention basin.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Iredell Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510655
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510655	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: came to UV CFL light combo at night, 3.6 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: came to UV CFL light combo at night, 3.6 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: came to UV CFL light combo at night, 3.6 mm
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597914	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597914
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597933	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51144639
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91065319	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91065323
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90715892	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88754539
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83575337	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82934163
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83202006	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76000902
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74688723	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74688730
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74688738	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73538008
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73538014	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73430178
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72945377	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72945382
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72123488	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72123488
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58994164	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782699
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.8 mm, came to UV light at night	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57489817
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57489833	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672850
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672850	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672876
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672876	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55853886
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55556918	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55556920
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446129	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446147
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54465984	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54451511
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210976	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210976
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53864486	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51423918
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51305260	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51305260
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50708802	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50708802
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092554	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667083
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667086	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667082
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667082	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49267774
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715624	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715624
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715641	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715641
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902789	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902818
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902818	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902818
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122962	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122962
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122752	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122752
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41791303	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41791303
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327188	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327188
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327179	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327178
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327178	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327178
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209198	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31585274
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31585274	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017957
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017957	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31491213
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31491213	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209236
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319217	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319217
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319232	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319232
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017952	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017952
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209214	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209214
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209191	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209191
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673671	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673671
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673687	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673685
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29030078	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29030078
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28970635	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28333836
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28333836	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28333836
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27289618	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, 3.4 mm male
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, 3.4 mm male	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, 3.4 mm male
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.7 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.7 mm
	Photo by: Harry Wilson Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Attracted to light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Attracted to light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell Durham Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Weedy area near hardwood forest edge.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: The narrow, apically truncate female pregenital sternite characteristic of this species can be seen. Found in a field with a sweetgum edge.	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Harry Wilson Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood and pine habitat	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Long wings
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: The narrow, apically truncate female pregenital sternite characteristic of this species can be seen. Found in a field with a sweetgum edge.	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: The narrow, apically truncate female pregenital sternite characteristic of this species can be seen. Found in a field with a sweetgum edge.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy habitat