Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Macrosteles bifurcatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Macrostelini
Taxonomic Author: Beirne, 1952

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Yellow to yellowish green overall, often with a faint smoky tint to the wings. The body is comparatively elongate. The vertex is rather short and rounded anteriorly; it is more than twice as wide as long. The spot pattern on the head is isolated, or partly confluent. The face has prominent black transverse bands. The male subgenital plate has 9 to 10 prominent macrosetae lining the lateral margins, with a produced, tapered tip to the plate lacking setae. Adult males are 3.5-3.9 mm long, females are 3.8-4.2 mm. (Kwon & Kwon, 2022) For images of the holotype male, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern North America, from Florida to northeastern Canada; also as far west as Alaska (Kwon & Kwon, 2022)

Abundance: Previously reported from the state but unclear from where exactly (Kwon & Kwon, 2022); recently found in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Plant Associates: Wild rice, Scirpus validus, Sparaganium sp., Typha sp., Zizania aquatica (Kwon & Kwon, 2022)

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Macrosteles bifurcatus No Common Name 11
	Photo by: Susan Reeves Orange Co. Comment: Name suggested by hopperdude215. rnSheet with light in small opening of clearing between trees, largely hardwoods.rnThere were LOTS of hoppers at the bottom of the sheet, esp. Plesiommata tripunctata. May have been more than one Macrosteles but only photoed one. Just learning what is common, and not!	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.3 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.3 mm	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.3 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.3 mm	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.3 mm
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 4.3 mm

Macrosteles bifurcatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Macrosteles bifurcatus No Common Name 11