Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Amplicephalus littoralis - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A relatively plain, drab species, pale yellowish to stramineous (straw-colored) overall with a conical vertex. Sometimes the edges of the abdominal segments are darker. The crown, pronotum, and scutellum are stramineous to pale yellowish green; rarely does the crown have a pair of triangular spots at the apex. The forewings are subhyaline with whitish to pale yellowish green venation. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin with a distinct lobe, darkened on each side. Adult males are 2.5-4.0 mm long, while females are 3.0-4.5 mm. (Kramer 1971)

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Likely found along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, from Texas to Nova Scotia (Kramer 1971)

Abundance: Recorded from a single county in the Coastal Plain; probably 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: Coastal marshes where Distichlis occurs.

Plant Associates: Seashore saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) (Kramer 1971)

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank: GNR [G4G5] [S3S4]

See also Habitat Account for Salt and Brackish Marshes

Species Photo Gallery for Amplicephalus littoralis No Common Name
	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: salt marsh MA; female, 4.6 mm	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: salt marsh MA; female, 4.6 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Onslow Co. Comment: NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Onslow Co. Comment: NCSU specimen

Amplicephalus littoralis - No Common Name