Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

See Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) » Sharpshooters (Cicadellinae) » Proconiini » Homalodisca

Genus Homalodisca

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Glassy-winged sharpshooter, Texas in Dec. - Homalodisca vitripennis Glassy-winged sharpshooter - Homalodisca vitripennis Bug and Exuvia - Homalodisca liturata Insect found on fennel plant - Homalodisca vitripennis Leafhopper - Homalodisca vitripennis hopper - Homalodisca insolita looks a little (but not enough) like Cuerna costalis - Homalodisca vitripennis Phera insolita - Homalodisca insolita
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
Subfamily Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)
Tribe Proconiini
Genus Homalodisca
Explanation of Names
Homalodisca Stål 1869
Numbers
5 spp. in our area, 20 spp. total(1)
Range
US to Paraguay; in our area, widespread in so. & e. US(1)
Remarks
Species in the U.S.:

elongata- AZ, TX

icthyocephala- AZ, TX

insolita- Eastern U.S. to California

liturata- AZ, CA, NV

vitripennis- Eastern U.S. to California
Works Cited
1.Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 13 May, 2005 - 12:11pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, v belov, TurtleDude, zdanko
Last updated 4 June, 2021 - 5:46pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2023 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact