Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Dikraneura angustata - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Typhlocybinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A yellowish to yellowish-green species with a pointed, acute head and long, slender body. The vertex, pronotum, and scutellum are yellowish, with two prominent reddish-orange stripes across the vertex and pronotum; in some individuals, these stripes are yellowish. The wings are bluish-green, a result of the dark color of the abdomen. The face and underside of the body are a dull yellow color. The male subgenital plates are broad at the base, somewhat triangular in shape and tapering into thin, upturned divergent apices. The female pregenital sternite is slightly shorter than it is wide, being rectangular in shape with the central posterior margin embrowned; the posterior margin is also slightly concavely rounded on the sides. Adults are 3.0-3.25 mm long. (Ball & DeLong, 1925) See here for more images of this species: 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: Eastern and central North America (3I)

Abundance: Recorded from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain where it can be locally common; likely more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Grassy, brushy, field-type habitats; lawns included

Plant Associates: Grasses?

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: NOTE: This species has been confused for years with D. abnormis in the eastern United States. Both species are similar to one another in appearance, with an acute head and slender body distinguishing them [and D. urbana] from other Dikraneura species, but have distinctive male and female genitalia. Ball & DeLong note that "it is probable that most of the references to abnormis from the Southern States will be found to belong to [angustata]."

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Dikraneura angustata - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Dikraneura angustata No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Dikraneura angustata No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy field	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Watauga Co. Comment: Wooded neighborhood at high elevation.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Watauga Co. Comment: Wooded neighborhood at high elevation.	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/172437465
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172255194	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96838019
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468360	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468360
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92620094	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78920695
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78920694	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78920694
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78611999	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78611999
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72945360	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71751172
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71751174	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841930
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841930	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841933
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841933	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841936
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64819159	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672872
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56087037	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53864491
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53113731	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52984745
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52984745	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52625383
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52625383	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092559
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092559	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092559
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092509	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49981061
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49267825	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49267761
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47920837	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47920837
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44923783	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44923783
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44923783	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253691
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253691	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253691
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253690	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39253690
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43962919	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42417833
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122906	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38332470
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38332470	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38332471
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37414153	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37414153
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35900541	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35900541
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.3mm, collected in grassy pasture - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.3mm, collected in grassy pasture - unid_leafhopper	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: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy lawn, on a warm day
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy lawn, on a warm day	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy lawn, on a warm day
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Caught sweeping