Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Tylozygus bifidus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Cicadellinae	Tribe: Cicadellini
Taxonomic Author: (Say, 1830)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A distinctively colored species with several color forms: blue, green, and dark. In all color forms, there are bold black lines on the wings, and bold black and white transverse lines around part of the head and pronotum. This species has reddish-orange colored eyes with a black spot. In some dark individuals, much of the body and wings may be so dark that the typical bifidus color pattern is not visible; however, the lines on the head and pronotum typically are still at least somewhat evident. Adults are usually 4.6 to 5.6 mm in length (BG).

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: A very common and widespread species, recorded throughout eastern North America, from Canada southwards to Argentina (BG).

Abundance: Recorded across the state, with a majority of records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Locally common where it has been found so far.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy, brushy habitats as well as mixed hardwood forest. Probably abundant in similar habitats.

Plant Associates: Salix sp.

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a black light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Tylozygus bifidus No Common Name
	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Wake Co. Comment: attracted to light	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 5.5 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: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: Numerous, at least a dozen individuals, likely more.
	Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: elev.=3200	Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: elev.=3200
	Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: elev.=3200	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60954596
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53113718	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52984748
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52274623	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52274638
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52274638	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping.
	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv light	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: uv lights
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Amanda Auxier Pender Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Greenway - weedy edge of woods.	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: at sheet with lights.
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: at sheet with lights.	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted To Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Dark Form, Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; green form
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Dark Form, Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Halifax Co. Comment: grassy, field type habitat near mixed hardwood forest; green form
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping, common in tall grass

Tylozygus bifidus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Tylozygus bifidus No Common Name