Constricted Leafhopper

Constricted Leafhopper

Agallia constricta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

13 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Constricted Leafhopper

Agallia constricta, the constricted leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper found around North America. It is polyphagous, feeding on plants such as Trifolium incarnatum, Nicotiana rustica, N. glutinosa, and Solanum tuberosum and can vector to these plants a New Jersey-specific strain of potato yellow dwarf virus. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Constricted Leafhopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Constricted Leafhopper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 441st most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Constricted Leafhopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

March and June–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Constricted Leafhopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and September–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Constricted Leafhopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Constricted Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Constricted Leafhopper?

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Constricted Leafhopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Constricted Leafhopper live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Same family: Cicadellidae

The closest relatives of the Constricted Leafhopper that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Yellow-Striped Leafhopper (about 20%), Tylozygus geometricus (about 10%) and Coppery Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Constricted Leafhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Constricted Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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