Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Errastunus ocellaris - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Taxonomic Author: (Fallén, 1806)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A reddish-brown to blackish species, typically with dark brown wings with a reticulate, mottled color pattern consisting of white, brown, and black. The head and pronotum are paler than the rest of the body, being ochraceous in color with small orange-brown marks. The scutellum is also orange and has two small black triangles in the upper corner. The face is black. There is a lot of variation among individuals in the extent of the dark markings. The female pregenital sternite has a narrow tooth projecting from a broad sternite with rounded lateral margins. Adults are 3.0-4.0 mm long; most if not all of the sternite is blackish. (Beirne 1956) For additional images of this species, see: male, female.

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: Native to Europe, introduced to eastern North America with the first record in 1944; primarily found in the northern states and Canada, it ranges as far east as at least the mountains of North Carolina

Abundance: Recorded recently from Watauga county in the mountains, possibly more abundant in the right habitat. Likely a somewhat recent arrival in the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Common in non-native grassy areas, such as lawns, old fields, etc. (BG)

Plant Associates: Grasses, especially non-native ones, and sedges

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Introduced

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Errastunus ocellaris No Common Name
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Watauga Co. Comment: brushy, grassy vegetation surrounded by forest	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female

Errastunus ocellaris - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Errastunus ocellaris No Common Name