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

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
7 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora gelidaBoreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora quadrinotataFour-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
Philaenus spumariusMeadow Spittlebug
4 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera obtusaAlder Spittlebug
Clastoptera saintcyriHeath Spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
85 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agallia quadripunctataFour-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Ceratagallia agricolaAmerican Clover Leafhopper
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala mollipesTenderfoot Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahiRhododendron Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Helochara communisBog Leafhopper
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorataSpeckled Sharpshooter
Plesiommata tripunctata
Tylozygus bifidus
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 inimicusPainted Leafhopper
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Extrusanus extrusus
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Idiodonus kennicotti
CicadellidaeLaevicephalus sylvestris
CICADELLIDAELatalus sayii
Limotettix uhleri
Macrosteles parvidens
Macrosteles quadrilineatusAster Leafhopper
Macrosteles slossoni
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidaeJapanese Leafhopper
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius irroratusBespeckled Leafhopper
Planicephalus flavicosta
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia weedi
Prescottia lobata
Scaphoideus melanotus
Scaphytopius acutusSharp-nosed Leafhopper
Scaphytopius frontalisYellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius fulvus
Sorhoanus orientalis
Stirellus bicolor
Thamnotettix confinis
Jikradia olitoria
CicadellidaeBalcanocerus provancheri
CICADELLIDAEIdiocerus n-speciesUndescribed Idiocerus Species
Oncopsis abietis
CicadellidaeOncopsis deluda
CICADELLIDAEOncopsis flavidorsum
Oncopsis minor
Oncopsis sobria
Empoa gillettei
Empoa venusta
Empoasca fabaePotato Leafhopper
Empoascini unidentified species
Erythridula aspera
Eratoneura paraesculi
Erythridula verdana
Erythridula victorialis
Erythridula unidentified species
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Eupteryx nigra
Joruma pisca
Ossiannilssonola flavomarginata
Ribautiana unidentified species
Typhlocyba transviridis
Pagaronia minor
Evacanthus nigramericanus
Evacanthus ustanucha
Gyponana striata
Gyponana unidentified species
Ponana limbatipennis
Ponana pectoralis
Xerophloea major
Xerophloea viridis
20 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa latipesWidefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittataOak Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Micrutalis calvaHoneylocust Treehopper
Ophiderma flava
Publilia concava
Publilia reticulata
Stictocephala bisoniaBuffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala brevitylus
Stictocephala dicerosTwo-horned Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala palmeri
Stictocephala taurina
Telamona monticola
Thelia bimaculataLocust Treehopper
Vanduzea arquataBlack Locust Treehopper
2 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
2 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia cinctifrons
Synecdoche dimidiata
1 Piglet BugsCALISCELIDAEBruchomorpha oculata
4 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAECixius misellus
Cixius nervosus
Cixius pini
Haplaxius pictifrons
15 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Isodelphax basivitta
Kosswigianella perusta
Liburniella ornataOrnate Planthopper
Megamelus palaetus
Metadelphax wetmorei
Muellerianella laminalis
Muirodelphax arvensis
Muirodelphax atralabis
Pissonotus brunneus
Pissonotus flabellatus
Pissonotus marginatus
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus lautus
4 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAEAnotia kirkaldyi
Cedusa incisa
Patara vanduzei
Shellenius ballii
2 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAEFlatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper