Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

MEMBRACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Ophiderma evelyna - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: MEMBRACIDAE	Subfamily: Smiliinae	Synonym: Ophiderma pubescens
Taxonomic Author: Woodruff, 1919

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: The female is slender with a strongly hairy pubescent face and pronotum. The face is a little broader than long, and the pronotum is long and slender apically; both the face and pronotum are a light green color. The forewings are rufous, with rufous wing venation and a smoky spot at the tip; the legs are concolorous with the wings. The abdomen is yellowish green above and beneath. Males are smaller than the female, but also slender and showing the pubescent hair across the body like in the female. The face is yellowish green, with two small dots at the base of the vertex above the ocelli (eyespots). The pronotum is comparatively short, not extending more than half way between the end of the abdomen and apex of the wings. The pronotum is rufous colored near the apex, with two yellowish transverse bands; the posterior band converges with the front of the pronotum, which is also a yellowish color. The forewings resemble the female's, and the legs are pale. The abdomen is black above, with yellow margins of segments; the underside of the abdomen is yellowish-green. Adult males are 5.5 to 6.0 mm long, while females are 6.2 to 7.0 mm. (Kopp, 1973)

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

Abundance: Recorded across the state, with a majority of records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; uncommon. Seasonal distribution: late March-30 June (CTNC)

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; where oaks are present.

Plant Associates: Quercus alba, Q. falcata, Q. marilandica, Q. nigra, Q. palustris, Q. phellos (CTNC)

Behavior: To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM).

Comment: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for General Oak-Hickory Forests

Ophiderma evelyna - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Ophiderma evelyna No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Ophiderma evelyna No Common Name
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_treehopper	Photo by: Patrick Coin Durham Co. Comment: At lighted window. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169488146
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Erich Hofmann, David George, Rich Teper, Jeff Niznik New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: dead, stuck in a tree band on oak	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: dead, stuck in a tree band on oak
	Photo by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: Attracted to 15W UV lamp	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78612005
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78612005	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78612005
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78612005	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78612005
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627941	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627941
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76627941	Photo by: David L. Heavner Chatham Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Came to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 6 mm female trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on Willow Oak, Quercus phellos	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Male, Attracted to Black & UV Lights
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell Durham Co. Comment: Female. Attracted to UV Lights	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B. Bockhahn,C. Mitchell Durham Co. Comment: female. Attracted to UV Lights	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Male, Attracted to Black & UV Lights
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black & UV Lights	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn, L. Amos Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black & UV Lights
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Male, Attracted to UV Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Male, Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Male, Attracted to UV Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Male, Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Brian Bockhahn Burke Co. Comment: Attracted to Light