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rusty sharpshooter? - Homalodisca vitripennis
Copyright © 2005 Joshua Stuart Rose

rusty sharpshooter? - Homalodisca vitripennis
World Birding Center HQ at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Size and shape of this Cicadellid seems to match Oncometopia more than anything else on BugGuide from the family, but certainly is not O. orbona. Maybe another species of the genus? Or another genus, not on the Guide yet? I think the plant is Whitebrush or Jazminillo (Aloysia gratissima).
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 24 December, 2005 - 4:39pm
Last updated 25 May, 2006 - 8:21pm

Homalodisca vitripennis
The flattened head and "glassy" wing patches are distinctive for this species.
… Andy Hamilton, 2 January, 2006 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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