Hemiptera1971 species

Family Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)

Cicadellidae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 1,971 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Cicadellidae (1,971)

Egidemia inflata

Holotype male, with label "Interception/Mex. or Cuba" in USNM. An additional specimen from British Honduras and one from Chiapas, Mexico (IZP); one male, Vera Cruz, Mexico, December (CAS); two females, Yucatan, Mexico, July (UCAL); and one male, Brit

Elymana inornata

Identification: This species looks nearly identical to the introduced E. sulphurella . It is imperative to obtain clear underside photos for females which have a more pronounced median lobe of the pregenital sternite (much more subtle in sulphurella)

Elymana sulphurella

Identification: nearly identical to the native E. inornata which has overlapping range. it is imperative to obtain underside shots of females showing the pregenital sternite which has a less-pronounced median lobe. this species also has a rounder ver

Empoa albicans

The only species in this genus on birch that has the head narrower than the thorax. [comment by Andy Hamilton]

Empoa n. sp.

Empoa n-species

Identification: short head, wings generally unmarked except for fuscous wingtips. anterior dorsum dark. currently undescribed species from New England

Empoa querci

Identification: note lack of transverse band, dark dorsum of abdomen, and distinctive placement of dark markings in the apical cells of the forewings.

E. rubricola sensu Hamilton

Empoa rubricola

Identification: "The dark band tapered towards both edges of each wing is characteristic." - KGA Hamilton Note the sparse markings at the apex of the forewings and the medial tapering of the band on the forewings. The identity of this species is uncl

Empoa saffrana

Identification: Yellow/green wings with a chain of dark spots at the ends of the wings.

Empoa unifasciata

Identification: "The unmarked yellow scutellum resembles that of saffrana, casta, and teneral individuals of gillettei and scripta, from which unifasciata may be immediately distinguished by the broad tegminal band. The yellow scutellum and small mar

Empoa venusta

Identification: has a wider yellow band between the dark ends of the wings than E. bella and wider black band and darker wing tips than E. gillettei these brightly colored individuals, all from the se US, are all south of the published distribution

Empoasca decipiens

Length 3.5 to 4 mm. A small, slender green leafhopper, without hyaline stripes in forewing. There are whitish marks on the vertex and pronotum. Empoasca vitis has hyaline (clear) stripes on forewings. There are several other related genera which can

Potato Leafhopper

Empoasca fabae

Identification: Pale green with a row of six white spots behind the head seen only with help of a lens Pest of alfalfa, fruits, and vegetables; most damaging to alfalfa and clover ( 6 ) ; major pest of potato ( 7 ) Can't survive cold winter and migra

Empoasca vitis

Length 3.0 to 4 mm. A small, slender green leafhopper, with hyaline (clear and transparent) stripes in forewing. There are whitish marks on the vertex and pronotum. Empoasca decipens lacks the hyaline stripes on forewings. There are several other rel

Painted Leafhopper

Endria inimicus

Identification: Easily recognized by having a pair of black spots on the head; a pair on the pronotum; and a pair on the base of the scutellum. Has an even more recognizable nymph, which has brown stripes down the sides. --K.G.A. Hamilton common gras

Erasmoneura bipentagona

Apparently very similar to Erasmoneura tricuspidata Dmitriev & Zahniser, 2017; known only from Tennessee.

Erasmoneura tricuspidata

No images of this species exist and the type specimen (which is the only known specimen) is faded due to alcohol.

Eratoneura accola

Identification: coloration distinctive: median red stripe from crown to scutellum; clavus with red spot near apex

Eratoneura affinis

Identification: Similar to E. basilaris . Basal shading averages lighter and more orangey. There is a large, squarish white patch in the center of the brown area, near the scutellum. The distal margin of the brown zone is also interrupted at the cos

Eratoneura ardens

Identification: Coloration usual for genus, but usually with dark brown mesonotum. Det. Kyle Kittelberger, 2014 Type locality: Male, Maryland, Montgomery Co., Plummers Island, 28 III 1915

Eratoneura basilaris

Identification: Similar to E. affinis . Basal shading averages darker and browner. Any white patch in the center of the brown area, near the scutellum, is small and tends to shade gradually into the brown. The distal margin of the brown zone is rela

Eratoneura carmini

Identification: Det. D. S. Chandler, 2020 (from spmn) Type locality: Male, Kansas, Anderson Co., 9 IX 1927

Eratoneura certa

Type locality: Holotype, Male, Illinois, Gallatin Co., 31 III 1929.

Eratoneura era

Identification: Head: narrower than pronotum. Crown fore margin strongly produced and angulate medially. Ocelli absent or vestigial. Face depressed in profile, less than 45° from horizontal. Face without black spots. Vertex with orange parallel subme

Eratoneura externa

Identification: Coloration usual for genus, maculae small, often with red longitudinal stripe along vertex, pro-, and mesonotum, and spot near apex of clavus. Det. Solomon V. Hendrix, 2020 Type locality: Male, Anderson Co., Kansas, 6 X 1929

Eratoneura gillettei

collection records spotty, suggesting that this is an uncommon to rare species. host information is very minimal.

Eratoneura hymettana

Identification: Hoppers of North Carolina - HNC A species with a distinctive color pattern. The wings and body are mostly a pale, almost white color, but there are four bold, black marks (almost rectangle in shape) on the middle of the wings, forming

Eratoneura ligata

Type locality: Male, District of Columbia, Washington D.C., 8 VI 1907

Eratoneura lunata

Identification: Dorsum whitish with brown color pattern; mesonotum pale, with dark lateral triangles and apex; forewings with brown continuous zigzag pattern. Det. Solomon V. Hendrix, 2020 Holotype: Urbana, Ill., Nov. 11, 1915; and allotvpe, White He

Eratoneura morgani

Identification: Pronotum with dark brown posterior margin, mesonotum with dark brown lateral triangles; forewing with dark brown crossband in distal half and reddish maculae. Det. Kyle Kittelberger, 2015 Type locality: Male, Tennessee, Montgomery Co.

Eratoneura osborni

Identification: Forewing with broad red or reddish crossband in basal third. Type locality: Male, Tennessee, Montgomery Co., Clarksville, 22 VII 1915

Eratoneura stephensoni

Identification: Dorsum pale, whitish; orange maculae small. Det. Kyle Kittelberger, 2015 Type locality: Male, Texas, Bowie Co., 16 VII 1929

Eratoneura stoveri

Identification: forewing often with red spot in distal part of clavus

Errastunus ocellaris

Identification: This species resembles members of the genus Latalus , but is unique in having reticulate venation in the claval region of the wings.

Erythridula divisa

Identification: rather variable in color, but the red markings are always more extensive than in E. dorsalis or E. stolata , which also have pale edges on the head and thorax.

Erythridula noeva

Identification: 'The dorsal of the abdomen appears white' -- Kyle Kittelberger " E. noeva it seems lacks those black spots near the apex of the wings whereas penenoeva can show them." -- Kyle Kittelberger

Erythridula penenoeva

Identification: " E. noeva it seems lacks those black spots near the apex of the wings whereas penenoeva can show them." -- Kyle Kittelberger " E. noeva has a pale abdomen, and you can see the abdomen here is black (through the wings)." -- Kyle Kitte

Erythridula pfrimmeri

Identification: According to Andy Hamilton, "This rare species ... has the blackest mesonotum of any species in the genus. The only other one like it, E. penenoeva, has a chestnut-brown mesonotum that doesn't show through the pronotum to the same deg

Erythridula plena

Identification: The dark scutellum (the triangular bit between the wing bases) combined with pale wing tips identifies this Prunus-feeding leafhopper. There is a similar one on birch, but that has dark wing tips.

Erythroneura bistrata

Identification: has a number of color forms; in all cases the red is very extensive but does not include the head. --Andy Hamilton

Erythroneura calycula

Identification: The U-shaped black mark on the thorax is distinctive. - Dr. Hamilton's comment

Eastern Grape Leafhopper

Erythroneura comes

Identification: many oak-feeding species look similar, so use host plant to confirm ID One of the few eastern species of this genus imported into BC by grape cultivation. --Dr Hamilton's comment

Western Grape Leafhopper

Erythroneura elegantula

When a share parasitoid, Anagrus epos is introduced as a control, the invading leafhopper species, Erythroneura variabilis replaces the native E. elegantula .

Erythroneura fraxa

Identification: Similar to E. acuticephala , but with the red lines bolder and more even width. --Andy Hamilton

Grapevine Leafhopper

Erythroneura vitis

E. vitis pierce leaf cells to extract the contents, causing odd shapes and discoloured areas. The sticky feces produced by leafhoppers (honeydew) can stain the berries and may cause the development of sooty mold.

Eupterycyba jucunda

Length 4 mm. A well-marked species with 3 large spots on the pronotum and usually black streaks along the forewing, over a greenish background - these can sometimes be faint. The nymph is also distinctive, with yellow and black banding, Good quality

Eupteryx atropunctata

Length 3.5 mm. Identification of Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. Greenish-yellow ground colour with dark spots or streaks on the forewings, including a spot on the cost

Potato Leafhopper

Eupteryx aurata

Length 3.5-4.5 mm. Identification of some Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. Yellow ground colour, sometimes tinted orange, with dark spots or streaks on the forewings. Of

Eupteryx decemnotata

Length 2 to 3 mm, associated with Sage. Identification of Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. A small pale yellowish-green leafhopper with brown-ringed cells in the forewin

Eupteryx florida

Length 3 to 3.5 mm, associated wih various labiates, including Mint. Identification of some Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. A small pale yellowish-green leafhopper with

Eupteryx melissae

Length 3 mm, associated with Sage and other labiates. Identification of Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. A small pale yellowish-green leafhopper with brown-ringed cells

Eupteryx signatipennis

Length 3 to 4 mm, associated with Meadowsweet. Identification of Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. A pale leafhopper, with variably dark marking on forewings. The vertex

Eupteryx urticae

Length 3 mm, associated with nettles. Identification of some Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings. Variably marked in black or brown over yellowish green ground colour. Hind

Eupteryx vittata

Length 3 to 3.5 mm. One of two Eupteryx with a completely (or nearly so) dark pronotum; the posterior margin is always black. Dark forewings with pale yellowish sides and central spot. The male anal tube has one long apical spine on each side. Eupter

Eurhadina concinna

Length 4 mm. A pale leafhopper associated with oak. It has a fatter, flattened appearance compared to other Typhlocybinae. There is a short dark line on the outer apical vein. Nymphs are flattened and pale. with distinctive dark markings, but cannot

Eurhadina loewii

Length 4 to 4.7 mm. E. loewii is variable in colour, but often shows a striking dark arc on the forewing. If the pattern of dark markings on the wing veins is absent, the species can closely resemble Eurhadina concinna and E. ribauti . Photograph sho

Eurhadina pulchella

Length 4 mm; associated with oak. It has a fatter, flattened appearance compared to other Typhlocybinae. Ground colour is variable - from whitish to pale yellow, bright yellow, pinkish-orange; sometimes heavily marked with dark brown. There is a blac

Euscelis incisus

Length 4 to 5 mm. A very variable species with the cells of the forewings covered in dark dots or mottling, with a base colour rangindg from pale to dark brown; the extent of mottling varies. Identification should be confirmed by examination of inter

Eutettix discolor

Identification: Paratype Holotype male, allotype female, and 17 pairs of paratypes, Ruidosa, N. Mex., Oct. 10, 1940, John Medler.

Eutettix luridus

Identification: Elytra usually dark in color, with paler spot near apex of clavus ● scutellum creamy yellow, with dark basal angles (empasis added) ● face light brown, sutures darker Det. Ken Allen, 2012

Eutettix pictus

Identification: "I would not label anything positively as E. pictus unless it has a black bar across the front of the pronotum" – K.G.A. Hamilton

Evacanthus interruptus

Identification: habitus characteristic earliest NA record: NF 1965

Excultanus excultus

Identification: row of pale spots down the wings where they meet across the back differentiate this genus from Paraphlepsius . - comment per Andy Hamilton, 2008 most common cicadellid at lights in winter in central TX (MAQ, pers. obs. 2021)

Gray Lawn Leafhopper

Exitianus exitiosus

Identification: Dirty yellow to brown body. Two black spots on top front of head, front of pronotum, and front and rear scutellum. Wings are clear to white with brown veins and usually extend slightly past the abdomen. Det. Ken Childs, 2018

Privet Leafhopper

Fieberiella florii

Identification: Adult cherry leafhoppers are dark brown and their shape and color mimic the buds of their hosts. Important pest known to spread plant diseases, incl. phytoplasmas, some of which cause serious diseases in Rosaceae fruit trees

Fitchana vitellina

Identification: head yellow, moderately pointed, with greenish eyes in live individuals; scutellum yellow centrally, brown laterally; forewing light brown with numerous clear spots; dark oblique band at base, and another near middle of wing (each ban

Flexamia areolata

Identification: The habitus is unique frequently sits in a head-down position (BG data)

Forcipata forcipata

A greenish-yellow hopper associated with damp grasslands and sedges, usually in woodlands - especially along rides. The external male genitalia are distinctive, with a pair of genital plates each terminating in two blunt teeth. Females are harder to

Black-faced Leafhopper

Graminella nigrifrons

Identification: The pattern of black spots along the head edge and the dark-marked face are characteristic of this species. agricultural pest, vector of plant viruses Diseases Transmitted ( 3 ) Maize chlorotic dwarf virus Waikavirus Maize bushy stunt

Blue-green Sharpshooter

Graphocephala atropunctata

Identification: A rather variable species ranging across a number of blue and green forms, usually based on population (due to genetic isolation). Populations in Northern California are often a dark green with fainter markings, while populations in S

Graphocephala aurora

Identification: An aptly named and distinctively marked species, it's one of the most colourful members of the genus north of Mexico. The wings are mostly a white when young, with faint gradients of colour varying from violet to green. These colours

Graphocephala constricta

Identification: nearly identical to G. coccinea but smaller and more restricted in range. It's crucial to note size and sex of specimens of this gestalt ‒details here "I suspect constricta is probably a synonym [of coccinea ] based on what has been p

Graphocephala cythura

Oman redescribed the species, on the basis of the male genitalia.

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi

A large (8-10mm) and very distinctive leafhopper associated with Rhododendron. The forewings are green with red streaks and dark apical margins, the head and undersides are mainly yellow and there is a black band between the eyes around the edge of t

Graphocephala hieroglyphica

Identification: Color deeper in males Dark blue to blackish individuals represent "var. dolobrata" which is sometimes considered a separate species by some authors.

Graphocephala ignava

Identification: female photo This species has been treated as being within the genus/subgenus Hordnia but is completely unrelated to Graphocephala atropunctata . Its affinities seem to lie with a number of neotropical species with similar head markin

Graphocraerus ventralis

Length 4.5 to 6 mm. A greenish yellow leafhopper with four small black spots in a line running running across the vertex, two small spots on the pronotum, and some markings on the face. Good quality field photos or photos of a specimen, showing black

Graphogonalia evagorata

Identification: Det. Solomon Hendrix, 2020 First US record (Hidalgo Co., TX, July, 2012) Det. Chris Mallory, 2019

Grypotes puncticollis

Length 4 to 5 mm. A brownish or greenish leafhopper associated with pine trees. Coloration is quite variable, and a form with a blue suffusion may be found. The dark wavy line on the vertex and the scutellar markings are diagnostic. Good quality fiel

Gypona melanota

Identification: "A species with a broadly rounded vertex and dimorphic coloration in the male and female . Vertex broadly rounded, twice as broad between eyes as median length. Pronotum much wider than vertex and more than twice as long. Female yello

Gypona verticalis

Identification: "A yellowish brown to green species, males often smoky to shining black. Vertex produced, apex rounded about half as long at middle as basal width between the eyes, more than half as long as the pronoturn. Female yellowish tinged with

Gypona vexana

Identification: "Related to melanota but with more produced vertex and with different genitalia. Vertex produced, apex rounded, more than half as long at middle as basal width between the eyes, and more than half as long as pronotum. Male shining bla

Gyponana angulata

Identification: "A greenish species with an angularly produced vertex. Vertex narrow, bluntly angularly produced, apex rounded, two-thirds as long at middle as basal width between the eyes. Pronotum one-third wider than head. Pale greenish yellow, un

Gyponana cacumina

"Resembling octolineata in form and general appearance but with distinct male genitalia. Vertex roundedly produced, a little more than half as long on middle as width between the eyes at base. Yellowish tinged with orange which is in the form of long

Gyponana cf-salsa

Identification: Adult: the only Gyponana species with reticulate wings in Ontario; further south there are others [comment by Andy Hamilton on this page ] - this is presumably why Andy's identification of specimens from Illinois ( 1 , 2 ) are preface

Gyponana cf-serpenta

Identification: "Length 9-11 mm. Similar to octoliiicnta in form and appearance but each style with a slightly curved apical portion. Vertex strongly produced, broadly rounded, a little more than half as long at middle as basal width between eyes. Pa

Gyponana elongata

Identification: A distinctive species in the genus in having dark markings on the wings. Head is as wide as the pronotum; uncommon for the genus. "A yellow species with orange markings and brown stripes. Length of male 7 mm, female 7.5 mm. Crown blun

Laminate Leafhopper

Gyponana expanda

Identification: "Resembling octolineata in form and appearance but with head more produced and distinct male genitalia. Vertex produced and rather broadly rounded, almost two-thirds as long at middle as basal width between the eyes. Margin thin and s

Gyponana geminata

Identification: The wing venation is more diffuse, with larger cells than in similar-looking Gyponana species.

Gyponana germari

Photographs of this species were erroneously identified as Gyponana tenella , a native species with non-reticulate wing venation, until late 2024.

Gyponana gladia (+ cf. gladia)

Gyponana gladia

Identification: "On average, wings more coarsely reticulate than in G. octolineata , color lighter and wings narrower." [comment by Andy Hamilton] G. gladia is typically more uniformly red-orange (emphasis added) than in G. octolineata , which has th

Gyponana hasta

Identification: "Superficially resembling angulata in form and general appearance but distinguished from it by the form of the aedeagus and styles of the male genitalia. Vertex rather strongly produced, about two-thirds as long at middle as basal wid

Gyponana octolineata (+ cf. octolineata)

Gyponana octolineata

Identification: Male tends to have the red marks confined to the body and the wing bases, whereas females are generally orange-red all over [per comment from Andy Hamilton]. G. gladia is typically more uniformly red-orange than in G. octolineata , wh

Gyponana omani

Identification: Note elongate head and shape of female pregenital sternite. PARATYPE previously placed in its own subgenus, Clovana which was later sunk. pregenital sternite of female is distinctive.

Gyponana ortha

Identification: "Resembling octolineata in form and appearance but with distinct male genitalia. Vertex strongly produced and appearing narrow, about one-half wider between eyes than median length. Yellowish, longitudinal lines on vertex and pronotum

Gyponana parallela

Identification: "A species with produced vertex, resembling octolineata in form and general appearance. Vertex strongly produced, rounded at apex, more than half as long at middle as basal width between eyes. Pale yellow faintly marked with orange on

Gyponana pollex

Type Locality: NH: Strafford Co., 5 km SE Dover, Toftree Lane, VII 13-2016, D.S. Chandler, sweep sugar maple

Gyponana praelonga

Identification: "A large species resembling flavilineata in form and general appearance but with more produced head and distinct male genitalia. Vertex strongly produced and rounded, two-thirds as long at middle as basal width between the eyes. Yello

Gyponana procera

Identification: "Superficially resembling Rugosa lora but with structural characters of the Gyponana genus and without the black spots on pronotum. Vertex strongly produced, apex rounded, more than half as long as basal width between eyes. The conspi

Gyponana protenta

Identification: "In general appearance resembling acia but with vertex more strongly produced and with style long and narrow. Vertex roundedly produced, more than half as long at n1iddle as basal width between eyes. Pronotum a little longer than vert

Gyponana pruinosa

Identification: Distinctive pregenital sternite of female