Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DICTYOPHARIDAE Members:	NC Records
Rhynchomitra microrhina - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DICTYOPHARIDAE
Taxonomic Author: (Walker)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A green species with a long, tapered, sharply pointed head. The legs and outer margin of part of the wings can be orange-brown, and the wing venation is green. For more images of a pinned adult, see here: UDEL. Nymphs are light brownish-orange overall, showing the characteristicly long, tapered head found in the adult.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Eastern United States; also Belize (UDEL)

Abundance: A somewhat common species, found across the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy fields, as well as near mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush, Rubiaceae), Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass, Poaceae), Hibiscus moscheutos (crimsoneyed rosemallow, Malvaceae) (UDEL)

Behavior: Can occasionally be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Rhynchomitra microrhina No Common Name
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Rutherford Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Randolph Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Scott Bolick Forsyth Co. Comment:	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888754
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888754	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93888754
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58766954	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58766954
	Photo by: Margarita Lankford Orange Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58766954	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: Landed on my car, came from the mulch pile.
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: Landed on my car, came from the mulch pile.	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: came to lights stayed at the top of the sheet.
	Photo by: Randy L Emmitt Orange Co. Comment:	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Durham Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Tracy S. Feldman Durham Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Paul Scharf, B Bockhahn Stanly Co. Comment: Attracted to UV Light
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: grassy, field-type habitat with microstygium among mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: tall grassy habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: tall grassy habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: tall grassy habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: tall grassy habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Halifax Co. Comment: grassy field-type habitat; a nymph	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Halifax Co. Comment: grassy field-type habitat; a nymph

Rhynchomitra microrhina - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Rhynchomitra microrhina No Common Name