Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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115 species for Avery County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
5 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora gelidaBoreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
2 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
68 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Ceratagallia agricolaAmerican Clover Leafhopper
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala mollipes
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Helochara communisBog Leafhopper
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Provancherana tripunctata
Tylozygus geometricus
CicadellidaeAphrodes bicinctusGirdled Leafhopper
CICADELLIDAEAmblysellus curtisii
Athysanus argentariusSilver Leafhopper
Balclutha impicta
Cicadula saliens
Colladonus brunneus
Colladonus clitellariusSaddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Diplocolenus configuratus
Doratura stylata
Endria inimicaPainted Leafhopper
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Idiodonus kennecottii
CicadellidaeLaevicephalus sylvestris
CICADELLIDAELatalus sayii
Limotettix kryptus
Macrosteles parvidens
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Macrosteles slossoni
Norvellina seminuda
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia weedi
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Sorhoanus orientalis
Stirellus bicolor
Thamnotettix confinis
Jikradia olitoria
Idiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
Oncopsis abietis
CicadellidaeOncopsis deluda
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis flavidorsum
Oncopsis minor
Oncopsis sobria
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Eratoneura paraesculi
Erythridula nr. aspera
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Eupteryx nigra
Joruma pisca
Ossiannilssonola flavomarginata
Empoa gillettei
Empoa venusta
Pagaronia minor
Evacanthus nigramericanus
Gyponana striata
Ponana limbatipennis
Ponana pectoralis
Xerophloea major
Xerophloea viridis
17 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAECampylenchia latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma flava
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Stictocephala bisoniaBuffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala palmeri
Stictocephala taurina
Telamona monticola
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
2 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
4 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAECixius misellus
Cixius nervosus
Cixius pini
Haplaxius pictifrons
14 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEDelphacodes puella
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Isodelphax basivitta
Kosswigianella perusta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus palaetus
Metadelphax wetmorei
Muellerianella laminalis
Muirodelphax arvensis
Muirodelphax atralabis
Pissonotus flabellatus
Pissonotus marginatus
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
2 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia bonnetii
Cedusa incisa