Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Graminella villica - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A brownish-yellow color overall, this species is identified by the two prominent black spots on the edge of the head, a pale yellow transverse band across the front half of the pronotum, and the narrow wings (BG). The wings are an ochre color with pale, contrasting venation. The eyes also have a rear black spot. Nymphs are a pale yellow color but show the characteristic two black spots on the head.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Primarily southeastern United States, as far north as Pennsylvania

Abundance: Recorded across the state, where it seems to be most common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; 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, field-type habitat

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Graminella villica - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Graminella villica No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Graminella villica No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping.
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238349095	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140918278
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140918280	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Grassy field near trees.
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132474880	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132474883
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104052234	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103107618
	Photo by: John Petranka Dare Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102627924
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.7 mm male caught in a sweep over athletic field turf	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.7 mm male caught in a sweep over athletic field turf
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100957307	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100957310
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100957310	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96838016
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96838015	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468351
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468354	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95468352
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Columbus Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627891
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627920	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70154818
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66152894	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66152899
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65841928	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65294150
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64184222	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63045639
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63045653	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61815286
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.6 mm male, in wet grassy area of a school athletic field	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 2.6 mm male, in wet grassy area of a school athletic field
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58557325	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782689
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57782690	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210936
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210957	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210957
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54210958	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male caught during sweep of athletic field turf
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: male caught during sweep of athletic field turf	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963071
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963071	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43963071
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40781548	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40781548
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38482632	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38482633
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38482635	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38274773
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38274773	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37923875
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37628875	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37628875
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37628857	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37628866
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37628874	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37413212
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37413212	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37114180
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36921185	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36921185
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36921191	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36687049
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36687051	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36480430
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36480438	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36033636
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35900504	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35900520
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35307499	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34846269
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34808388	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34808391
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34808392	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34808393
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041659	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041658
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041651	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041652
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34041654	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33774819
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33774819	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33774821
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33774823	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33676718
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33676722	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33676728
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33676728	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33345638
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33345638	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33345638
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33345640	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33345641
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33345642	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32558122
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31885400	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31885400
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: UV lights - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: moth light UV light
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: moth light UV light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: grassy habitat on mixed hardwood forest edge
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat; nymphs	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat; nymphs	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught while sweeping . Also attracted to Black lights
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught while sweeping . Also attracted to Black lights	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught while sweeping . Also attracted to Black Lights