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subgenus Oncometopia (Oncometopia subgenus Oncometopia)
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona)
Photo#22554
Copyright © 2005
Bill DuPree
leafhopper -
Oncometopia orbona
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
June 29, 2005
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Bill DuPree
on 30 June, 2005 - 10:17pm
Last updated 4 July, 2005 - 1:37pm
Gorgeous photo! The detail a
Gorgeous photo! The detail and colors are so lovely. I found an individual of this kind in Fulton County as well. :)
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Tabby
, 27 June, 2010 - 1:39pm
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Oncometopia orbona
Blue sharpshooter, Oncometopia orbona. You photographed a nymph of this species earlier, but it would be hard to match nymph to adult because they look so different. Luckily Andy Hamilton identified the nymph!
--Stephen
Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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Stephen_WV
, 1 July, 2005 - 5:09am
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Oncometopia orbona
Thanks for the ID on the sharpshooter.
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Bill DuPree
, 1 July, 2005 - 9:12am
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hopper
wow, I don't know what it is but I love the color, and the photo
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Dennis Profant
, 30 June, 2005 - 10:53pm
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Thanks Dennis
for the compliments.
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Bill DuPree
, 1 July, 2005 - 9:13am
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