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Weird insect - Oncometopia hamiltoni
Copyright © 2007 Penny Crispin

Weird insect - Oncometopia hamiltoni
Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
April 13, 2007
This guy has me perplexed.
Contributed by Penny Crispin on 1 May, 2007 - 10:18pm
Last updated 3 May, 2007 - 5:20pm

not sure but
It looks like broad-headed sharpshooter - Oncometopia orbona
… Michael Pettigrew, 2 May, 2007 - 7:58am

Oncometopia clarior
Similar to O. orbona, but shorter, with a nearly unmarked head. This is a tropical insect that only enters the USA in southernmost TX.
… Andy Hamilton, 2 May, 2007 - 7:48am

Leafhopper
It's a leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. Beyond that, I will be of no help.
… Stephen Schueman, 1 May, 2007 - 10:48pm

 
Leafhoppers get that big? It
Leafhoppers get that big? It was the size of a small moth!
… Penny Crispin, 1 May, 2007 - 10:54pm

 
that big?
Sharpshooters (leafhoppers of the subfamily Cicadellidae) are xylem feeders that have to pump a lot of fluid to get enough to eat, so they are large for a leafhopper - up to 2 cm (3/4") in the tropics.
… Andy Hamilton, 2 May, 2007 - 7:59am

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