Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Fieberiella florii - Privet Leafhopper

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Fieberiellini
Taxonomic Author: (Stål, 1864)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A distinctive looking species: its shape mimics the buds of its plant hosts (UC). It is rufous overall with fine black spots all over the wings and pronotum, characteristic of this species. There is a white band with thin white border going across the sides of the eyes and head. Females have a prominent white band across the middle of an otherwise rufous abdomen; the face is a yellowish color. Nymphs are green with a small blue line across the body lengthwise. There are small black freckles across the body, and the tip of the abdomen is a pink/red color. (BG) For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

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, this species was introduced into North America, where it is now widespread in both the United States and Canada (3I).

Abundance: Scattered records in the Piedmont and coastal plain; probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates: This species feeds on a wide variety of broad-leafed, woody trees, shrubs and vines. Favorite host plants include privet, boxwood, myrtle, hawthorn, pyracantha, Ceanothus, Cotoneaster, fruit trees in the Rose family (such as cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, apples, and crabapples), and other woody plants in the rose family. (BG) (UC)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This is an important pest species that is a vector of plant diseases, including phytoplasmas and X-disease (such as cherry buckskin), some of which can cause serious damage in Rosaceae fruit trees (UC).

Status: Introduced

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Fieberiella florii Privet Leafhopper 8
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: living 8 mm female caught in Tanglefoot on tree band	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: living 8 mm female caught in Tanglefoot on tree band
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: living 8 mm female caught in Tanglefoot on tree band	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:

Fieberiella florii - Privet Leafhopper

Species Photo Gallery for Fieberiella florii Privet Leafhopper 8