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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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ID for Bug-eyed Hopper? - Cuerna occidentalis
Copyright © 2010 Harsi S. Parker

ID for Bug-eyed Hopper? - Cuerna occidentalis
Dilley Green Belt Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 29, 2010
Ron H. and I found several adult (see his images) and nymph (shown here) hoppers along a dusty trail. They seemed to be related as in both adult and nymph specimens, the eyes were notably large and conspicuous. Unfortunately, it wasn't very easy to associate them with a plant as they mostly seemed to be hopping about in the dirt itself.

Please also see this other nymph photographed in the same area:
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Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 1 June, 2010 - 5:34pm
Last updated 31 August, 2021 - 9:25am

Moved
Moved from Cuerna unica.

See Remarks & Range comments on Info page for reasoning:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/990563
… Harsi S. Parker, 31 August, 2021 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Free-living Hemipterans.

Move based on Andy Hamilton's ID of an accompanying adult, see more explanation here.
… Harsi S. Parker, 2 June, 2010 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

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