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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 » Cuerna » Occidental Sharpshooter (Cuerna occidentalis)
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Dilley Hoppers: Dusky adult seeks ID - Cuerna occidentalis
Copyright © 2010 Ron Hemberger

Dilley Hoppers: Dusky adult seeks ID - Cuerna occidentalis
Dilley Greenbelt Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 29, 2010
A bunch of these were on the trail, and I almost stepped on them until alerted by Harsi, who was already in position to shoot. An important characteristic of these were big eyes, which I failed to capture in pixels. Second shot, when viewed with a bit of imagination, helps get that idea across.

We think this is the juvenile version, found same time, same place:

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Dilley Hoppers: Dusky adult seeks ID - Cuerna occidentalis Dilley Hoppers: Dusky adult seeks ID - Cuerna occidentalis
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 1 June, 2010 - 4:35pm
Last updated 30 March, 2020 - 10:57am

Moved
Moved from Cuerna unica.
… Kyle Kittelberger, 30 March, 2020 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Presume these nymphs should be moved too?
Hey Kyle. Ron and I photographed these nymphs that same day on the same patch of trail. Any reason why they shouldn't be moved as well?
https://bugguide.net/node/view/403865
https://bugguide.net/node/view/403910
https://bugguide.net/node/view/403907
… Harsi S. Parker, 30 August, 2021 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
I think so, they should be moved as well. Nice!
… Kyle Kittelberger, 31 August, 2021 - 2:56am login or register to post comments

 
Done!
Good deal. Thanks, Kyle.
… Harsi S. Parker, 31 August, 2021 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Free-living Hemipterans.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 June, 2010 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

Cuerna unica
The only brown Cuerna; presumably its host is some desert plant such as yucca (for example, a related species is known from Joshua tree, which is a yucca).
… Andy Hamilton, 2 June, 2010 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

 
No large plants near this part of the trail
Low brush. Yucca and other desert plants are in the area.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 June, 2010 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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