Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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114 species for Carteret County

GroupfamilysciNamecomName
4 SpittlebugsCERCOPIDAEProsapia bicinctaTwo-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAEAphrophora cribrataPine Spittlebug
Aphrophora saratogensisSaratoga Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularisDiamondback Spittlebug
3 Tube SpittlebugsCLASTOPTERIDAEClastoptera octonotata
Clastoptera saintcyriHeath Spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephalaSunflower Spittlebug
56 LeafhoppersCICADELLIDAEAgallia constrictaConstricted Leafhopper
Agalliopsis cervina
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
CicadellidaeDraeculacephala bradleyi
CICADELLIDAEDraeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Graphocephala coccineaRed-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala versutaVersute Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennisGlassy-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbonaBroad-headed Sharpshooter
Xyphon flavicepsYellow-headed Leafhopper
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus tessellatus
Cantura albonotata
Cantura jucunda
CicadellidaeChlorotettix floridanus
Chlorotettix orbonatus
CICADELLIDAEChlorotettix tergatus
Chlorotettix viridius
Crumbana arundinea
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosusGray Lawn Leafhopper
Graminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifronsBlack-faced Leafhopper
Graminella sonora
Graminella villica
Memnonia flavida
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus rotundus
Paraphlepsius abruptus
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius carolinus
Paraphlepsius planus
CICADELLIDAEParaphlepsius quadratus
Paraphlepsius tennessus
CicadellidaeParaphlepsius torridus
CICADELLIDAEPendarus auroalbusGold and White Leafhopper
CicadellidaePenthimia floridana
CICADELLIDAESanctanus cruciatus
Sanctanus fasciatus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphytopius elegans
CicadellidaeSpangbergiella vulnerata
CICADELLIDAEJikradia olitoria
CicadellidaeTinobregmus vittatus
CICADELLIDAENeocoelidia tuberculata
Hymetta anthisma
Sophonia orientalisTwo-spotted Leafhopper
Curtara insularisRingspot Leafhopper
Gyponana offula
CicadellidaePenestragania robusta
CICADELLIDAEPolana quadrinotata
Ponana puncticollis
Rugosana querci
Xerophloea viridis
11 TreehoppersMEMBRACIDAEEnchenopa binotata complexTwo-marked Treehopper
Acutalis tartarea
Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus vau
Glossonotus acuminatus
Ophiderma flavicephala
Spissistilus festinusThree-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala lutea
Stictocephala militaris
Telamona decorata
Telamona extrema
3 Acanaloniid PlanthoppersACANALONIIDAEAcanalonia bivittataTwo-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
5 Achilid PlanthoppersACHILIDAECatonia carolina
Catonia nava
Catonia picta
Catonia pini
Cixidia fusca
10 Cixiid PlanthoppersCIXIIDAEBothriocera cognita
Bothriocera datuna
Bothriocera maculata
Haplaxius enotatus
Haplaxius pictifrons
Haplaxius pusillus
Melanoliarus placitus
Melanoliarus vicarius
Pintalia delicata
Pintalia vibex
15 Delphacid PlanthoppersDELPHACIDAEChionomus puellus
Isodelphax basivitta
Metadelphax propinqua
Muirodelphax arvensis
Muirodelphax unda
Neomegamelanus elongatus
Neomegamelanus spartini
Pissonotus albovenosus
Pissonotus marginatus
Prokelisia crocea
Prokelisia dolus
Prokelisia marginata
Spartidelphax detectus
Spartidelphax penedetectus
Tumidagena propinqua
2 Derbid PlanthoppersDERBIDAECedusa zaxoza
Omolicna mcateei
1 Dictypharid PlanthoppersDICTYOPHARIDAERhynchomitra recurva
4 Flatid PlanthoppersFLATIDAECyarda sordida
Flatormenis proximaNorthern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosaCitrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta