Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers
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Scientific Name:
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Family (Alpha):
ACANALONIIDAE-Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE-Achilid Planthoppers
APHROPHORIDAE-Spittlebugs
CALISCELIDAE-Piglet Bugs
CERCOPIDAE-Spittlebugs
CICADELLIDAE-Leafhoppers
CIXIIDAE-Cixiid Planthoppers
CLASTOPTERIDAE-Tube Spittlebugs
DELPHACIDAE-Delphacid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE-Derbid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE-Dictypharid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE-Flatid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE-Fulgorid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE-Issid Planthoppers
MEMBRACIDAE-Treehoppers
TROPIDUCHIDAE-Tropiduchid Planthoppers
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FULGORIDAE Members:
Amycle vernalis
Calyptoproctus marmoratus
Cyrpoptus belfragei
Cyrpoptus reineckei
Lycorma delicatula
Poblicia fuliginosa
Poblicia texana
NC
Records
Cyrpoptus reineckei
- No Common Name
No image for this species.
Taxonomy
Family:
FULGORIDAE
Subfamily:
Poiocerinae
Identification
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
,
GBIF
iNaturalist
Description:
The written description for this species is "forewing extensively darkened distally, with distinct transparent oblique vitta from costal margin in apical portion reaching to or beyond midline" (
UDEL
). This species is dark overall, with mostly darkened wings lacking much of the pattern found on
C. belfragei
. There IS a diagonal bar of pale to transparent wing cells near the apex of the wings: see
here
.
Nymphs
are yellowish-orange overall, the the flattened head and shape characteristic of adults in this genus.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution:
Southeastern United States (
UDEL
)
Abundance:
Recorded from Wake county in the Piedmont; likely uncommon to rare in the state.
Seasonal Occurrence
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates:
Panicum repens (torpedo grass), Muhlenbergia filipes (gulfhairawn muhly, as Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes), Andropogon glaucopsis (purple bluestem), Andropogon gyrans (Elliott’s bluestem), Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge bluestem), Spartina bakeri (sand cordgrass), Eragrostis curvula, Deschampsia flexuosa (wavy hairgrass) (
UDEL
)
Behavior:
Comment:
Members of this genus can be difficult to identify and differentiate from one another; therefore an ID may not be possible for some individuals.
Status:
Native
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