Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DELPHACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Neomegamelanus elongatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DELPHACIDAE	Subfamily: Delphacinae
Taxonomic Author: (Ball, 1905)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A sexually dimorphic species that has the elongated profile characteristic of this genus. Males are darker than females, which are fairly pale to light brown in color. Males have blackish wings while [presumably] females have mostly clear wings except for a dark edge to the wing tips. This species differs from N. spartini in color pattern, the presence of a pale, whitish middorsal line down the length of the body, and having pale rather than dark legs. Nymphs range in color from yellowish to fairly dark (presumably based on sex). (UDEL)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Eastern United States; also Bahamas and Puerto Rico (UDEL)

Abundance: A locally common species along the coast. In the appropriate habitat, on Spartina patens, this species can occur in a high density.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Coastal salt marshes and other similar habitat with Spartina

Plant Associates: Spartina patens (saltmeadow cordgrass) (UDEL)

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank: GNR [G4G5] [S3S4]

See also Habitat Account for Salt and Brackish Marshes

Species Photo Gallery for Neomegamelanus elongatus No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Dare Co. Comment: open, coastal, pine habiat

Neomegamelanus elongatus - No Common Name