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Hordnia aurora? - Graphocephala aurora

Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
February 28, 2020
Size: 7 mm

Coordinates: 31.739904, -110.885966
Elevation: 4,452 ft
Caught by sweeping vegetation

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Hordnia aurora? - Graphocephala aurora

Hordnia aurora? - Graphocephala aurora

Hordnia aurora? - Graphocephala aurora

Hordnia aurora? - Graphocephala aurora

Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 16 March, 2020 - 8:55pm
Last updated 21 August, 2020 - 2:53pm

Moved

Moved from "Group" Hordnia.

… Solomon Hendrix, 21 August, 2020 - 2:53pm

Moved

Moved from Hordnia.

… Kyle Kittelberger, 16 March, 2020 - 9:49pm

aurora

I think you are right, but there is a very similarly marked species, dohrni, and I don't really know how to differentiate the two.

https://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/sharpshooters/browserecord.php?-recid=642

https://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/sharpshooters/browserecord.php?-recid=18

Also, this is in Graphocephala. I'm about to update the taxonomy here to match what is currently accepted.

… Kyle Kittelberger, 16 March, 2020 - 9:40pm

My first thought was Graphocephala sp., but

went for Hordnia aurora after examining the BugGuide images for that species

… Salvador Vitanza, 16 March, 2020 - 9:56pm

Moved

Moved from Leafhoppers.

… Kyle Kittelberger, 16 March, 2020 - 9:38pm

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