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A Real Beauty - Homalodisca vitripennis
Copyright © 2009 John Hartgerink

A Real Beauty - Homalodisca vitripennis
Baton Rouge - BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 23, 2009
Size: 3/8 to 1/2 inch
Found in sunny meadow area.
I was hoping to find an adult spittle bug.
But reading about them I think it is probably a leaf hopper.
See the row of spikes on the tibia on the second image.

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A Real Beauty - Homalodisca vitripennis A Real Beauty - Homalodisca vitripennis
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Contributed by John Hartgerink on 23 July, 2009 - 4:00pm
Last updated 23 July, 2009 - 8:40pm

Moved
Moved from Homalodisca.
… Kevin Hall, 23 July, 2009 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 23 July, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for all the fast responses.
Maybe beauty is as beauty does.
Seems like they pass on a lot of plant diseases as they suck plant juices.

It took me awhile to find out why "sharpshooter".
From Wikipedia:
"Both nymphs and adults filter a huge volume of dilute liquid through their digestive system to extract the trace nutrients, and much of the water and carbohydrates are squirted forcibly away from the body in a fine stream of droplets, thus earning them their common name."
… John Hartgerink, 23 July, 2009 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

Sharpshooter
looks like Homalodisca vitripennis.
… Adam J Bell, 23 July, 2009 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

I would go with
http://bugguide.net/node/view/53860
Homalodisca vitripennis - Glassy-winged sharpshooter
… Jim Kramer, 23 July, 2009 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

Nice Image!
Nice subject too.
… StevenBren, 23 July, 2009 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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