Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Extrusanus extrusus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Athysanini
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1893)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A brownish leafhopper with a plump appearance and an abdomen that extends past the wings. Wing cells may be light to dark brown in color, and the face is dark brown. Females have a deeply excavated pregenital sternite, visible on the underside before the tip of the abdomen. The abdomen extends well past the end of the wings. Males have a sword-shaped pygofer processes, almost resembling a pair of blades, sticking out of the rear end of the abdomen (an abdomen that does not extend as far past the wings as in the female) (BG).

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 North America

Abundance: This species has only been recorded from a few counties in the mountains, though probably more abundant in the right habitat in this region.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Found in the grassy understory of forests (BG), as well as bushy, vegetated montane meadows and roadsides.

Plant Associates: Various grasses

Behavior:

Comment: Most individuals of Extrusanus are typically flightless; females which are more often fully-winged are presumed to fly before laying eggs. In E. extrusanus, on average 3 out of 23 females are macropterous (long-winged), equating to 12% of the population. (Hamilton 1995)

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Extrusanus extrusus No Common Name 9
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: male	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Caldwell Co. Comment: found during the day, caught while sweeping	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Mitchell Co. Comment: grassy, brushy vegetation in the open on the top of the mountain; the bald. A female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Mitchell Co. Comment: grassy, brushy vegetation in the open on the top of the mountain; the bald. A female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Mitchell Co. Comment: grassy, brushy vegetation in the open on the top of the mountain; the bald. A female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Mitchell Co. Comment: grassy, brushy vegetation in the open on the top of the mountain; the bald. A female

Extrusanus extrusus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Extrusanus extrusus No Common Name 9