Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Scaphoideus crassus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: This species is grayish-white and light brown overall, with a white crown that has a thin brown marginal line and a yellowish-orange transverse band between the eyes. The face is pale, yellowish with a couple brown transverse lines below the crown. The pronotum is pale grayish-white with a central transverse whitish bar; the apex of the pronotum is orange and there is a disurpted, less bold orange transverse band closer to the scutellum (sometimes it spans across the basal half of the pronotum). The scutellum is somewhat bicolored, wht the upper half orange and the rest appears as a white triangle. The wings are light brown and grayish-white, with white cells near the tips and middle; wing venation is dark. The underside is pale, with the female pregenital sternite whitish with a dark brown medial area on the rear; it is greatly produced posteriorly. Adult males are 4.6-5.0 mm long, while females are around 5.2-5.8 mm. (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: A widespread but somewhat rare species, found throughout eastern and central United States and across Canada (Barnett 1976)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont, likely more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forests

Plant Associates: Ulmus americana (Barnett 1976)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet Hardwood Forests

Scaphoideus crassus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus crassus No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphoideus crassus No Common Name
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.2 mm female caught in a sweep through tall weedy vegetation around a marsh
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.2 mm female caught in a sweep through tall weedy vegetation around a marsh	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 5.2 mm female caught in a sweep through tall weedy vegetation around a marsh
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Attracted to light	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment: Attracted to light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female; 5.2 mm long
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female; 5.2 mm long	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: female; 5.2 mm long
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Orange Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to black light in woods.	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen; male
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen
	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