Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Sibovia occatoria - Yellow-striped Leafhopper

Taxonomy

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

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A very distinctive species with two color forms. The normal phase has a mostly black body with yellow stripes and a yellow underside and legs. There is also a pinkish/red phase with red replacing the black on the body. This reddish phase appears to be less common than the typical form. Nymphs of this species at present are unknown.

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 common, widespread species found through the Southeast and into the Neotropics to El Salvador and Costa Rica, with some recent reports from Arizona (per Bugguide).

Abundance: An uncommon species, recorded from all three regions of the state; probably 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: Has been recorded in the state in grassy, brushy areas (including microstygium) and mixed hardwood forest edge.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light, but not commonly; more often found during the day.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Sibovia occatoria Yellow-striped Leafhopper
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: on upper leaf surfaces
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223173237	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Durham Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Durham Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Durham Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: John Petranka Durham Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)	Photo by: John Petranka Durham Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597917
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115959867	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
	Photo by: John Petranka Durham Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99657288
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888794	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888698
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92824816	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92824829
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91065315	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87922579
	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Hunter Phillips Wayne Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80547506
	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77533857
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76321368	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75604666
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: stuck on a tree band on Quercus phellos	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75250143
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75250187	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Durham Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63199610
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Durham Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63199610	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58056061	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58056062
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56434011	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56434035
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55736361	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53113736
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53113736	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52500089
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52500089	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.3 mm male	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Swain Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51953280
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51620101	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48048309
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48048325	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43207687
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: vin stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: vin stanton Buncombe Co. Comment:	Photo by: T. DeSantis, FKW Camden Co. Comment: DISW
	Photo by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment: MEMI	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.8mm male
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.8mm male	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Durham Co. Comment: 11 am resting on top of wingstem leaves.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Weedy area near hardwood forest edge.	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: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Sweeping in tall grass
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping. IAW Bugguide , there's only one species in the USA with considerable color variation	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat

Sibovia occatoria - Yellow-striped Leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Sibovia occatoria Yellow-striped Leafhopper