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Sharp Shooter Leaf Hopper

Tylozygus geometricus

Photo by LaurenZarate
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Green Leaf Hopper with black and yellow bands, 8 mm long. Family Cicadellidae.

Habitat:

Came to the lights of a store, Axtla de Terrazas near Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Sharpshooter Leafhoppers | Tylozygus geometricus (Signoret 1854a: 12)

Species ID Suggestions

Geometricus Sharpshooter

Tylozygus geometricus

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bayucca
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Comments (6)
LaurenZarate
Thank you so much bayucca for the identification :)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Leuba, I love all your spottings! Australia is full of wonderful treasures!
bayucca
Cicadellidae, Cicadellinae, Cicadellini, Tylozygus geometricus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/17705
Leuba Ridgway
Lauren, you keep finding all these amazing creatures and all I am spotting is boring galls, etc. !! Lovely spotting.

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The Hoppers
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Insects from Mexico!

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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016

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