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Leafhopper

Xestocephalus piceus

Photo by KenCheeks
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Field Notes

Description:

Xestocephalus piceus is a species of leafhopper in the Family Cicadellidae. "Pice" in its species name means "pitch black", as the entire leafhopper is dark in color.

Habitat:

This one was photographed at a porch light at the edge of a southern deciduous forest in the midlands of South Carolina.

Notes:

Nymphs and adults feed on sap of above-ground stems or leaves of plants

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