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Agallia constricta - Constricted Leafhopper


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- note long, slender wings
© Kyle Kittelberger- male
© Kyle Kittelberger- male
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: Megophthalminae
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A species with long, narrow wings. Adults are 3.5 to 4.0 mm long roughly. It differs from the similar A. quadripunctata in having slender wings, sometimes lacking the two dark spots on the pronotum (A. quadripunctata tends to have pronotal spots but they can sometimes appear faint or not present at all) and having a slightly different shaped pronotum. When viewing the underside, females show a narrow, apically truncate pregenital sternite characteristic of this species (BG). A. constricta is typically light brownish but can also appear fairly dark (typically males) with defined wing venation; while males are typically dark, they can on occasion appear quite pale. The female pregenital sternite is somewhat truncated with rounded apical margins; it extends OVER the base of the genitalia rather than stopping near the base as in quadripunctata. The male plates are long and slender (longer than wide) and are tapered in appearance; they get gradually less wide towards the apex. Nymphs are variable in color but show the 'ear tufts' characteristic of this genus: probable nymph. (DeLong 1948), (Oman 1933)
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Distribution: A very common and widespread species in eastern North America, ranging into the central part of the country (BG). Not the most widespread Agallia in North America, but likely the most common.
Abundance: A common species, recorded across the state in a variety of habitats; the most common Agallia in North Carolina.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: A very widespread species, found in grassy, field-type habitat. Also common on some lawns.
Plant Associates: Festuca grass, clover, Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Ambrosia, Helianthus, Impatiens, Medicago, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Gossypium, Cynodon, Lolium, Paspalum notatum, Sorghum halepense, Sorghum sudax, Triticum, Fragaria, Populus, Salix DL. A legume feeder.
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: In the right grassy habitat, such as lawns and fields, this species can number in the hundreds to thousands (depending on habitat size).
Status: Native
Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Agallia constricta Constricted Leafhopper

Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.8 mm male, came to UV light at night
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: caught while sweeping white clover, 3.5 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: caught while sweeping white clover, 3.5 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: male from late afternoon sweep of an athletic field and weedy margin, length 3.1 mm, width from dorsal view 1.1 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: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught in a sweep through a recently mowed wet retention basin.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Iredell Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.		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: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510655
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166510655		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: came to UV CFL light combo at night, 3.6 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: came to UV CFL light combo at night, 3.6 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: came to UV CFL light combo at night, 3.6 mm
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597914		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597914
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122597933		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51144639
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91065319		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91065323
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90715892		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88754539
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83575337		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82934163
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83202006		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76000902
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74688723		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74688730
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74688738		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73538008
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73538014		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73430178
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72945377		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72945382
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72123488		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72123488
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58994164		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782699
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.8 mm, came to UV light at night		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57489817
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57489833		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672850
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672850		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672876
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56672876		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55853886
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55556918		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55556920
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446129		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55446147
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54465984		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54451511
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210976		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210976
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53864486		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51423918
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51305260		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51305260
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50708802		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50708802
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50328247 - unid_leafhopper
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50092554		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667083
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667086		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667082
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49667082		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49267774
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715624		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715624
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715641		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48715641
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902789		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902818
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902818		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902818
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42902790
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122962		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122962
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122752		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42122752
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41791303		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41791303
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327188		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327188
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327179		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327178
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327178		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41327178
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209198		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31585274
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31585274		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017957
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017957		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31491213
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31491213		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209236
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319217		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319217
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319232		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31319232
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017952		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31017952
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209214		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209214
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209191		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31209191
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673671		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673671
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673687		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29673685
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29030078		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29030078
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28970635		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28333836
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28333836		Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28333836
Photo by: Margarita Lankford
Orange Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27289618		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, 3.4 mm male
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, 3.4 mm male		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
Comment: forest edge with small lawn and meadow nearby, 3.4 mm male
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.7 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.7 mm
Photo by: Harry Wilson
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn
Burke Co.
Comment: Attracted to light
Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn
Burke Co.
Comment: Attracted to light		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Avery Co.
Comment: grassy, brushy field-type habitat in old christmas tree farm
Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell
Durham Co.
Comment: Attracted to UV light		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Weedy area near hardwood forest edge.
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Orange Co.
Comment: The narrow, apically truncate female pregenital sternite characteristic of this species can be seen. Found in a field with a sweetgum edge.		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment:
Photo by: Harry Wilson
Wake Co.
Comment: mixed hardwood and pine habitat		Photo by: Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: Long wings
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Orange Co.
Comment: The narrow, apically truncate female pregenital sternite characteristic of this species can be seen. Found in a field with a sweetgum edge.		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Orange Co.
Comment: The narrow, apically truncate female pregenital sternite characteristic of this species can be seen. Found in a field with a sweetgum edge.
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat