Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Japananus hyalinus - Japanese Maple Leafhopper

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Opsiini
Taxonomic Author: (Osborn, 1900)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A distinctive looking leafhopper. Adults have transparent wings, which can have a bluish, yellowish, or white tint. The wings typically have two to three transverse rufousy bands across the wings, though the bands might not be as apparent in some paler individuals and instead will be replaced by large dots. The wing venation typically is reddish. The head is distinctly pointed, and both the thorax and head are yellowish-green. Some individuals can show a grayish head and wing bands. Nymphs are also distinctive: they resemble Scaphytopius nymphs shape wise, but Japanese Maple nymphs have a much longer head and tail (BG). Nymphs have a pale yellowish-green body with a reddish-tipped abdomen. See here for diagrams of this species: 3i.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Native to Asia, introduced to North America where it is now common and found across the continent, from coast to coast. (3i)

Abundance: A locally common species, recorded primarily from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Woodlands, mixed hardwood forests, shrubby areas, forest edge, open woodlands, etc.

Plant Associates: Maples, both native and non-native: Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), Acer circinatum, Acer rubrum (red maple), etc. (DL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: First recorded in the U.S. in 1897 around DC (BG).

Status: Introduced

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Japananus hyalinus Japanese Maple Leafhopper
	Photo by: M. Glass Moore Co. Comment:	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: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Lior Carlson Orange Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.5 mm female, came to UV light at night	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.5 mm female, came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.5 mm female, came to UV light at night	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59239989
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480720	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480720
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480720	Photo by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: T. DeSantis Durham Co. Comment: ENRI	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Hardwood forest, attracted to black light.
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest; nymphs	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and mixed hardwood, cypress forest; nymphs
	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: lots of them.	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: On moth sheet. Very small about 1/4 inch or less long. - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Amanda Auxier Pender Co. Comment:	Photo by: Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: sweep net
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Spotted on Unknown Plant
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; maybe an old or young individual?	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat; maybe an old or young individual?

Japananus hyalinus - Japanese Maple Leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Japananus hyalinus Japanese Maple Leafhopper