Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Length: typically 5.4-6.4 mm
Beirne (1956) commented on this genus that "identification of the species is primarily on the characteristics of the internal male genitalia." He went on to state that these leafhoppers seem to prefer low vegetation in open woodlands.
Left: Four Scaphoideus leafhoppers photographed in West Virginia.
Italian researchers studying one species of Scaphoideus reported that the leafhopper was most active from about 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. High relative humidity discouraged hopper activity.
Insects of West Virginia
