 Homalodisca vitripennis (Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter). | A glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis). It belongs to the leafhopper family and feeds on its host plant (here a small holly) by inserting a needle-like mouth part into the xylem. They extract trace nutrients and squirt out a stream of small droplets (hence the name "sharpshooter"). The small photos show different specimens on 06/28/11 (1 pm, left) and 08/27/11 (8 pm, right).
bug guide (the small photo): http://bugguide.net/node/view/536393 wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glassy-winged_sharpshooter | ||
 Homalodisca vitripennis (Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter) - imm. | A nymph of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis). bug guide (this photo): http://bugguide.net/node/view/536393 wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glassy-winged_sharpshooter |
