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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) » Cicadellini » Draeculacephala » antica or navicula (Draeculacephala antica or navicula)
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Sharpshooter 4 - Draeculacephala
Copyright © 2012 John Schneider

Sharpshooter 4 - Draeculacephala
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 22, 2010
Came to UV light.

I assume this is D. producta because of how long the head is.

However, among the D. producta images in the guide, some specimens (like this one) have roughly a 4:3 ratio of head length to pronotum length, but others (see http://bugguide.net/node/view/645474, for example) have only slightly more than a 1:1 ratio. I'd be interested to hear from an expert as to whether that's normal variation.
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Contributed by John Schneider on 5 June, 2012 - 7:24pm
Last updated 15 August, 2020 - 11:58pm

Moved
Moved from Draeculacephala antica.
… Solomon Hendrix, 15 August, 2020 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Draeculacephala producta.

Head curves down at the tip, lacks blue pigmentation on the wings and thorax, and antica also has a sharp head.
… Kyle Kittelberger, 31 March, 2020 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sharpshooters.
… John Schneider, 15 June, 2012 - 2:24am login or register to post comments

variation
yes; smaller specimens tend to have proportionately shorter heads
… Andy Hamilton, 8 June, 2012 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That's very helpful.
… John Schneider, 10 June, 2012 - 11:50pm login or register to post comments

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