Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Empoa vestita - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Typhlocybinae

Tribe: Typhlocybini

Subgenus: Empoa

Taxonomic Author: (McAtee, 1926)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: Yellowish or greenish with dark brown markings, with the pronotum characteristically infumose to dark brown; sometimes the head is also dark, and the wings are typically concolorous with the pronotum. Adults are 3.25-3.5 mm long. (Beirne, 1956; Christian, 1953, Hamilton 1983) For other images of this species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada; now known to occur as far south as North Carolina.

Abundance: Rare, a couple recent records from the upper Piedmont and mountains; likely much more abundant in this part of the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Woodland

Plant Associates: Ulmus spp. (Christian, 1953, Hamilton 1983)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Empoa vestita No Common Name
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Teneral	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Teneral
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: Teneral	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: male, 3.2 mm
	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: came to lights	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Out Of State Co. Comment: came to lights
	Photo by: Robert Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: Empoa vestita, new state record? - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Robert Deans Forsyth Co. Comment: Empoa vestita, new state record

Empoa vestita - No Common Name