Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Scaphoideus ochraceus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Scaphoideini

Subgenus: Latenus

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A distinctively orange colored species. The crown is cream colored with a thin brown anterior marginal line and a somewhat broad orange sinuous (wavy) band in front of the eyes; the rest of the head is cream colored. The face is yellow, sometimes with brown lines below the crown margin. The pronotum is orange with a central pale, cream-colored cruciate mark spanning from one pronotal margin to the the other. The scutellum is a mixture of orange a yellow/cream, with two bold orange spots in the anterior half. The wings are orange, sometimes yellowish, with some white spots; the wing venation is brown, dark near the wing tips. The legs are yellowish with some black spots. The underside of the body is mostly pale, a yellowish-brown with some dark brown spots. The male genital valve and plates are yellow, while the female pregenital sternite (sternite #7) is tan with a posterior dark brown medial spot; the posterior margin of the sternite are relatively straight, and there is no posterior notch. Adult males are 5.1-6.4 mm long, while females are 6.0-6.7 mm. (Barnett 1976) Nymphs are a pale orange overall, with several dark markings such as a dark spot on each side of the tip of the abdomen.

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 United States and Canada

Abundance: Uncommon, recorded from several counties across the state, probably more abundant in the state in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest habitat; also open woods and grassy areas.

Plant Associates: Quercus, Andropogan furcatus, etc. (Barnett 1976)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: One of only several orange members of this genus.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus ochraceus No Common Name
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 6.6 mm female came to UV light at night, forested area	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 6.6 mm female came to UV light at night, forested area
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: 6.6 mm female came to UV light at night, forested area	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Wake Co. Comment: attracted to UV light
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52611884 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52611884 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; female	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: tiny little leafhopper, hard to get good photos when so small.
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; note female pregenital sternite here	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to UV Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond

Scaphoideus ochraceus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus ochraceus No Common Name