Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Evacanthus nigramericanus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Evacanthinae
Taxonomic Author: (Hamilton, 1983)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF
Description: Males are black, with the rims of the eyes and the legs yellow. The wings are blackish-brown to black, with contrasting pale yellow to whitish venation; the preapical spot on the costal margin of each wing is whitish. Females are variable in color, ranging from as dark as the male to tan marked with black frontal arcs on the head, black metacoxae, and a blackish-brown to black median band on the head. The pronotum and scutellum are black, and there are infuscated markings on the wings between pale veins. There is a brown to black band along the costal margin of the wings, and a blackish-brown mark at the edge of the wing tips. Teneral females can be quite pale with tan coloration, while "more mature" tenerals can have a reddish body; in these tenerals, the distinctive wing pattern is still noticeable. Adult males are 4.9-5.6 mm long (excluding the abdomen), females are 5.9-6.5 mm. (Hamilton, 1983) Nymphs are variable in coloration, ranging from blackish overall with a reddish-pink head that has two small black dots to tan with fuscous bands on the sides of the body.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Eastern and midwestern North America, as far south as the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Abundance: Fairly common across the mountains.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy, brushy areas near montane forest.

Plant Associates: Recorded from Persicaria perfoliata and Phytolacca (DL).

Behavior:

Comment: There are two records of E. orbitalis from Haywood county. This species is similar in coloration and pattern to E. nigramericanus, though is smaller. It is not clear at this point if these records pertain to misidentified nigramericanus.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Evacanthus nigramericanus No Common Name
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Kenneth Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: waist-high meadow	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy and brushy vegetation surrounded by forest; nymphs
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy and brushy vegetation surrounded by forest; nymphs	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and forest edge/interior
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy, brushy habitat and forest edge/interior	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and 2 tenerals
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and 2 tenerals	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy and brushy vegetation surrounded by forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy and brushy vegetation surrounded by forest; nymph	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Avery Co. Comment: grassy and brushy vegetation surrounded by forest; nymph
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and 2 tenerals	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and a teneral
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and a teneral	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and a teneral
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest; adult female and a teneral	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest

Evacanthus nigramericanus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Evacanthus nigramericanus No Common Name