Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Scaphoideus immistus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A grayish to brown colored species. The tip of the crown is yellow to white in color, with a dark brown brace (a "{" mark, sometimes it looks like a bat with its wings spread) separating this pale tip from an otherwise mostly brown crown; note that rather than there being a distinct bar between the eyes, much of the head is uniformly colored. The pronotum is brownish overall with a "T" or cruciate-shaped whitish mark in the middle. The scutellum is somewhat bicolored, with the upper half a darker orange-brown color and the rest whitish; the darker part can have a darker tiangle-shaped mark in each corner. The face is typically dark. The wings are brownish overall, with light orangeish and dark blackish patches, plus some white spots and cells. The wing venation is blackish and fairly bold throughout the wings rather than more towards the tips. The male abdomen is blackish while the genital valves are white with a brown posterior band. The female abdomen is also somewhat dark, with a bit more white than the male; the pregenital sternite is mostly pale except for a dark brown medial patch on the rear. There also is a lack of a distinctive indentation in the middle of this sternite, which other species have; instead, there is either an extremely slight indentation or none at all. Adult males are 4.5-5.0 mm long, while females are 5.5-6.1 mm. Nymphs are typically dark brown overall, with a bluish-red T-shaped mark on an otherwise dark brown crown. The nymphal pornotum, scutellum, and wing pads are dark brown with bluish markings. The legs of the nymph are dark brown, and several of the abdominal segments are a pale yellow color. (Barnett 1976)

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 and central North America (Barnett 1976)

Abundance: Scattered records throughout the state, with a majority from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; can be quite common where found, probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest, open woodlands, and pine-dominated areas.

Plant Associates: Witch hazel, willow, oak, grape (Vitis vulpina), grasses, apple, elm, peach, Japanese maple, Fagus granifolia, Populus balsamifer, etc. (Barnett 1976)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Scaphoideus species in general, except for a handful, can be difficult to visually identify. Some of the records on here are tentative, but this species is one of the easier members of the genus to identify.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Scaphoideus immistus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus immistus No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus immistus No Common Name
	Photo by: B. Bockhahn Durham Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey (2021-2022)	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: came to UV light at night	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: came to UV light at night
	Photo by: Simpson Eason Durham Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field near woods.	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment:	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: male, 5.2 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: male, 5.2 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: male, 5.2 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; female, 5.2 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; female, 5.2 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; female, 5.2 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; male, 4.4 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; male, 4.4 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; male, 4.4 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf New Hanover Co. Comment: open woodlands, pine dominated; male, 4.4 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male; 4.5 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: female	Photo by: R Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: moth lights. - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Halifax Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: open habitat near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: open habitat near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: open habitat near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female, 5.4 mm; tentative
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female, 5.4 mm; tentative	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female, 5.4 mm; tentative
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: attracted at night with a light; female, 5.4 mm; tentative	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; female